The Debt
CURRENTS Article The story of an Alabama sharecropper's financial contribution to his son's college education is the inspiration behind a new scholarship fund at Morgan State University.

Odds and Ends: The Giving Kind
CURRENTS Article Devoted philanthropists John and Tashia Morgridge talk to CURRENTS about the importance of writing small checks and the challenge of giving large gifts in a public manner, offer advice on how to become informed and engaged philanthropists, discuss possible changes to the U.S. charitable giving deduction, and reminisce about some of the projects they've helped make possible.

In Search of …
CURRENTS Article Since their debut in 1954, corporate matching gift programs have generated billions of dollars in gifts to nonprofits (including education institutions). Regarded by some development officers as “free money,” matching gift programs help companies of all kinds demonstrate corporate citizenship, improve employee relations, promote broad-based philanthropy, and make giving flexible. This article examines the latest trends in corporate matching gift programs--what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next.