15 May 2006
U.S. Role in Global Philanthropy Focus of Webchat
Hudson Institute's Adelman to discuss research on private giving
Washington -- The U.S. role in global philanthropy is the focus of a webchat with development assistance researcher Carol Adelman.
Starting at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) May 18, Adelman, director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity, specializing in international development, foreign aid, trade and global health, will discuss the evolving U.S. role in global philanthropy.
U.S. official development assistance doubled from $9.9 billion in 2000 to $19.7 billion in 2004, but even more astonishing, according to a recently released Hudson Institute study directed by Adelman, is the rise in American private contributions to global assistance.
Called the Index on Global Philanthropy (PDF, 83 pages), the report tallies $71 billion in international donations by U.S. private charities, religious organizations, universities, corporations, foundations and immigrants sending money home in 2004. (See related article.)
The webchat is expected to touch on such issues as how private citizens, businesses and nongovernmental organizations generate $71 billion and how private philanthropy fits with humanitarian aid on a global scale.
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