Sharing knowledge is important in a sector where many foundations or businesses are tackling the same problem.
Many foundations like to use quality-of-life indicators to guide their philanthropy.
Many community foundations also offer a wide-range of donor education programs.
And it's not just the returns, or lack thereof, there is also collateral damage in the fact that today many endowments and foundations are increasingly outsourcing their CIO function.
In the city of Minamisoma, about 90 kiliometers south of Sendai, all that was left of many structures were their foundations.
They point out that many donations come from foundations and trusts, which rely on precisely the sort of big gifts that might be hit by restricting tax relief.
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Many have survived the ravages of time, from invasions to natural disasters, mostly recently the 1975 earthquake that destroyed many monuments and weakened overall foundations.
She is also a trustee at Queens University in Charlotte and a major supporter of Furman University and many North Carolina museums and community foundations.
"We have both solid financial foundations and security for many years to come and plan our finances on a four-year Rugby World Cup cycle, " said RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie.
"We've laid the foundations for stable relations for many years to come, " said Russia's Ambassador to China, Igor Rogachev.
Yet Gates assures he won't over-reach: "If foundations worked on half as many causes the depth of experience and impact would be greatly improved, " he wrote.
Democracy as such can take its time to materialise, in the view of many Iraqis, so long as the foundations of a normal life begin to reappear.
Our hipsters are part of a generation in which many of us have had our faith in foundations badly humbled.
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Although the country is expected to see a modest economic recovery this year, many basic flaws in the social and economic foundations have yet to be resolved.
These days, a former president's income from speaking and writing can be substantial, and ex-presidents also have robust presidential centers and foundations that accept donations and facilitate many of their post-presidential activities.
These days, a former president's income can be substantial from speaking and writing, and ex-presidents also have robust presidential centers and foundations that accept donations and facilitate many of their post-presidential activities.
What distinguishes Iran is that many of these assets were given to Islamic charitable foundations, controlled by the clerics.
But if the soft patch turns out to be something a bit marshier, the recovery's foundations may not be as secure as many had thought.
Many of these guys and the coaches and the players run foundations to help children in need.
PRIs are excepted from many of these restrictions in the form of the benefits for foundations mentioned above.
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The vast amount of rubble that once filled the city's streets has been cleared away and many unstable buildings have been leveled, leaving behind the concrete foundations on which to rebuild again in the future.
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Its launch was the culmination of a conference on 6-7 March, hosted by Intermedia Pakistan with support of International Media Support (IMS), Open Society Foundations (OSF) and UNESCO, and attended by many local stakeholders, including members of parliament.
Many of the 500 buildings reconstructed on 301 acres, often on original foundations, are open with tours.
Philosophy has opened the door for new concepts and innovative ideas, laying the foundations of critical thinking, independence and creativity across cultures for many centuries.
He has commenced a plan to give away his shareholdings to various charitable foundations (a noble endeavor) which will also avoid triggering many billions of dollars in tax payments.
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Many successful entrepreneurs are scorning the big bureaucratic nonprofits and setting up their own foundations or working with startup charities.
Similarly, many new tech companies are donating pre-public-offering stock to community foundations that have agendas different from those of traditional charities(see table) .
Many archaeological remains have been uncovered during the digging for the museum's foundations - not something which is particularly surprising given how close the building site is to the Acropolis itself.
However, the Kecks, and many others, are paid for not by taxpayers but by rich individuals or charitable foundations.
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