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Corporate Philanthropy

Apple Announces 10K Employee Matching Gift Program

Apple's employee matching gift program is a great first step, but it still has a ways to go.

By Perla Ni | Sep. 8, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Holden Karnofsky is co-founder of GiveWell, an independent charity evaluation group. GiveWell identifies and recommends top charities in causes such as international charity, microfinance, and disaster relief.

Philanthropy

We Should Expect Good Giving To Be Hard

Great giving opportunities are few and far between; I believe in urging them to give to only the very best charities.

By Holden Karnofsky | Jul. 25, 2011
 

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