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Foundation Fallacies of the Economic Crisis

By Colin Greer on February 01, 2009

There is a lot of talk about the impact of current economic crisis on philanthropy. Amongst colleagues there are serious considerations of options. However some of the ideas being considered are quite inappropriate and perhaps even dangerous.

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The mission of the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON) is to improve the lives of day laborers in the United States. To this end, NDLON works to unify and strengthen member organizations to be more strategic and effective in their efforts to develop leadership, mobilize, and organize day laborers in order to protect and promote civil, labor and political rights.

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Title: Thinking About “The Buffett Rule”

Name: Colin Greer

Post date: May 1 2012 - 14:12

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It was useful for Warren Buffett to bring his iconic power to bear on the gross inequalities in the American tax system. But his willingness to pay more in taxes, which he shares with many progressives with considerable wealth, is in fact a declaration of solidarity with the needs of all other Americans.

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In this slideshow, Colin Greer explains the grantmaking strategy of The New World Foundation. We believe community-based organizations participating in regional and national movements are the only ones that can create lasting social change in America.

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