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Big Oil, Standing Rock Sioux, and how to actually help American Indians
Big Oil, Standing Rock Sioux, and how to actually help American Indians By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) In 2011 I…
by Martin Morse Wooster on March 31, 2017

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Capital Research Center 2001 Donors Guide to Philanthropy Advisory Services: A Mandate for Charity Project
When most of us think of nonprofit charitable groups we naturally think of traditional charity groups like the Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels, Toys for Tots, and Boys' Town come…
by Robert M. Huberty on January 1, 2001

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Return to Charity?: Philanthropy and the Welfare State
Martin Wooster's new book Return to Charity? Philanthropy and the Welfare State is a quick read that's hopeful, fascinating and often funny. It's a short 65 page monograph that will…
by Martin Morse Wooster on January 1, 2000

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Should Foundations Live Forever?: The Question of Perpetuity
Two cultures of American anti-poverty philanthropy live upstairs and downstairs from each other, sometimes meeting on the landings but then moving off into different worlds and different world views. We…
by Martin Morse Wooster on January 1, 1998

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The Great Philanthropists & the Problem of “Donor Intent”:
How can those who create charitable foundations ensure that their wishes will be followed after their deaths? What's to prevent relatives, lawyers, and foundation officials from ignoring or reinterpreting a…
by Martin Morse Wooster on January 1, 1998