Philanthropy is a very personal decision - the who, what, why and how much of giving are determined by life experiences, and the very act of giving has an impact on the giver.
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5 Jun 2013
Bernard Chan is a long way off the mark in the article ("How much do our tycoons care about Hong Kong?" May 31).
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31 May 2013
I recently read a remarkable story. A young woman from a disadvantaged background in a poor area near Silicon Valley in California had a mentor. She and the older woman met from time to time, e-...
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28 May 2013
Studying for his master's degree in 2008 at Stanford University, Daniel Cheng Yuen was struck by how fragmented information was when looking for campus club activities, which run into the...
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28 Apr 2013
This book is a good exposition of the history and development of philanthropy in the United States and its positive effect on education, science, medicine and other fields.
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23 Apr 2013
Chen arrived in the Sichuan province county just hours after the quake struck, with “300,000 yuan (HK$377,000) cash stored in a bag”, mainland media reported earlier this week.
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They may build skyscraper mansions, travel by private jet and throw sumptuous wedding parties, but it seems India's super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity. India now has...
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A charity school funded by a Hong Kong-based foundation was abandoned and turned into a rubbish dump shortly after its construction, according to a Beijing News report on Friday.
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In a country ravaged by recession, Soula Alevridou stands out, in more ways than one. Where other Greek entrepreneurs have fallen on hard times, her business is booming: so much so that she has...
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Ask local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) what they really need and many will mention improved IT systems. Systems for managing volunteers or sharing information can play a big part in...
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Within the next few days, students will have ended their school year and packed for holidays in exotic destinations, visits to home countries, summer camps, internships and part-time jobs. But...
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Donations to mainland charities are believed to have fallen by a fifth to about 80 billion yuan (HK$98 billion) last year, after the Guo Meimei scandal made the public more distrustful of the...
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