Studying Philanthropy, and Doling Out Real Cash - New York Times

Studying Philanthropy, and Doling Out Real Cash - New York Times: "Studying Philanthropy, and Doling Out Real Cash

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Sung Park for The New York Times

Emily Katz, left, and Widad Echahly are part of a program at Colgate University in which they will donate $10,000 to nonprofit groups.

But Ms. Katz, 19, is not thinking of spending it on herself or a loved one. She and seven classmates at Colgate University, a small liberal arts college here in central New York, are taking a new seminar in philanthropy, learning how foundations operate and studying ways to give money to people in need."