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The Philosophy of Giving

Monday, November 9 at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time

What motivates some philanthropists to give significant portions of their fortunes to charitable causes? How do they decide what causes and organizations to support?

What lessons can other donors learn from them? And what should fund raisers and other charity officials understand as they seek to encourage more people to give in this difficult economic time?

To answer these questions, The Chronicle and Bolder Giving, an organization that works to encourage philanthropists to give more generously, have developed a series of live online discussions with some of the nation's most interesting philanthropists.

Join us on Monday, November 9, at noon Eastern time, when two donors — Karen Ansara and Anne Ellinger — will take your questions about their giving philosophies.

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The Guest

Karen Ansara is a philanthropist who, with her husband, Jim, started The Ansara Family Fund, a donor-advised fund at the Boston Foundation, in 2005. The fund gives a total of $500,000 annually to organizations that work to fight global poverty.

Anne Ellinger is co-director of Bolder Giving, in Arlington, Mass. She is a member of Bolder Giving's 50 Percent League, which means she has given at least 50 percent of her income or assets to charitable causes.

Click here to submit a question in advance.

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