Monday, March 09, 2009

The World Today - Charities take a hit, but the cheques keep coming

The World Today - Charities take a hit, but the cheques keep coming: "Charities take a hit, but the cheques keep coming
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The World Today - Monday, 9 March , 2009 12:38:00
Reporter: Eleanor Hall
ELEANOR HALL: One of the United States' philanthropic leaders says the global financial crisis has stripped $30-billion from the US charity sector.

Peter Hero ran Silicon Valley's billion dollar Community Foundation until 2007 and is now a fellow at the Centre for Social Innovation at Stanford University's Business School.

He says that as the economy collapses, charities are more important than ever."

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