Investment-Policy Questions, and More: Monday’s Roundup
January 11, 2010, 11:24 am
By Maria Di Mento
- As the “what color is your bra?” campaign continues on Facebook, Mark Memmott, a blog writer for National Public Radio, wonders if the effort really educates people about breast cancer.
- Daniel Grant, author of The Business of Being an Artist, says that the Obama administration should press on with its proposal to limit the tax break wealthy people receive for charitable donations. Writing in The Christian Science Monitor, Mr. Grant says the discussion about the tax break has been “clouded by politics” and that there’s little evidence to suggest such a move would depress giving.
- The Skoll World Forum, New Partners for Smart Growth, and Revisioning Value are a few of the conferences that Lucy Bernholz, an adviser to foundations, says she has her sights on this year.
- In a post entitled, “What Would Google Do at the Council?,” Steve Gunderson, president of the Council on Foundations, says that the organization’s role is evolving from a producer of information to a body that connects people with one another to share information.
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