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Giving is changing as philanthropy faces more scrutiny

  • Written by Emily Schwartz Greco, Philanthropy + Nonprofits Editor, The Conversation
The foundation Bill and Melinda Gates run has more assets than any other. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

The more than US$400 billion Americans donate annually to charitable causes of all kinds, such as houses of worship, universities and efforts to cure cancer, add up to around 2% of the economy. The Indiana University Lilly Family School of...

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