November 4, 1999
Philanthropy Is Put on the Spot by White House
White House conferences are usually longer on symbols and good feelings than on substance and argument. Last week's gathering on philanthropy, called "Gifts to the Future," was no exception. Its main message was the uncontroversial one that Americans ought to be more generous toward the nation's charities. But along with that call came some other challenges that the philanthropic world might find harder to accept.
One was that, in addition to more money,
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