December 7, 2006

American Donors Urged to Learn Lessons From Overseas Charities

By Ian Wilhelm

While modern philanthropy originated in the United States, other parts of the world have developed their own innovative style of giving and commitment to social causes that rivals America's, a Ford Foundation official told participants at a conference here last month on international grant making.

"What's amazing is not that there's foundations in Singapore, in Thailand, and those places, but when you sit down and talk to them, it's how sophisticated they can be," said Barry Gaberman,

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