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An ethical guide to responsible giving

  • Written by Ted Lechterman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society
imageChancelor Bennett, better known as Chance The Rapper, is donating millions of dollars through his SocialWorks charity to shore up Chicago’s public schoolsAP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Every holiday season, Americans find themselves showered with mailed appeals, beseeching phone calls and emotional pleas from Facebook friends seeking support...

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