May 1, 2008

Recent Successes Point Out New Opportunities for Global Philanthropy

By Caroline Preston

Redwood City, Calif.

Philanthropy can play a critical role in preventing violence and promoting human rights around the globe, despite the size and scope of the problems, speakers said at a conference here in April.

"This isn't rocket science," Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, in New York, told participants. "You can make a difference."

Mr. Roth was one of many nonprofit leaders and foreign-policy experts who spoke

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