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Plus, a San Francisco investor gives Georgetown U. $10 million, and four other donors give big gifts.

GQ magazine is defending its decision to give Tony Blair its “philanthropist of the year” award, according to the Daily Mirror and the BBC.

Tony Blair’s second act as a philanthropist

A charity established by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to alleviate poverty and improve national governance in Africa paid its employees nearly $2.5-million last year, a more than six-fold increase in staff costs from 2009, The Telegraph reports.

England’s former prime minister Tony Blair has announced that he plans to give millions of dollars in earnings from his forthcoming memoir to the Royal British Legion, a charity that helps soldiers injured in battle, writes the Associated Press.

The nonprofits offer homes at low rates, but in exchange buyers have to give up some of the equity they would typically build up with a standard mortgage. That allows the trusts to offer homes to more people.

Tony Blair’s advisers are encouraging the British prime minister to establish a foundation after he leaves office that would be modeled after the one run by former president Bill Clinton, reports The Times, in London. The foundation would likely focus on tackling issues such as climate change and…

Tony Blair’s charity will use religion to spur economic development

Prime Minister Tony Blair seeks expanded role for British charities

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure.