January 24, 2008
Donors Overestimate Their Antipoverty Giving
Many donors say they want to support antipoverty efforts, but they don't realize that the groups to which they contribute aren't focusing on helping the needy, two Google executives told a gathering this month of academics, businesspeople, foundation leaders, and nonprofit officials at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.
Most donors overestimate the percentage of their gifts that will go to help the needy, said Sheryl Sandberg, vice president of global
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