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WASHINGTON ­­­­- The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) today released the Spring 2003 issue of its quarterly periodical Responsive Philanthropy, a journal of progressive ideas and opinion aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the philanthropic sector. The articles in this edition may be reprinted with written permission from NCRP and may be of particular interest to members of the nonprofit sector and the media covering philanthropy, religion, the Supreme Court, legal issues, social justice, disability rights and metropolitan Washington, D.C., social issues. The new edition can be read online at www.ncrp.org and subscriptions to the print edition are available by contacting NCRP. Articles in this edition include:

• "Funding Fair Voices of Faith," the lead article by the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, executive director of The Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation, examines the critical efforts by people of all faiths to secure equal rights and social justice for all. Gaddy argues that this inclusive faith-based work poses a stark contrast with the narrower (and more well-funded) agenda of the political right promoting discrimination and division in the trappings of religion.
• "Free Speech or Fraud?" by NCRP Executive Director Rick Cohen addresses the various sides in the Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates case currently before the Supreme Court (also known as Ryan v. Telemarketing Associates). Cohen delves into this "truth in fundraising" case, in which charities' First Amendment rights are weighed against the public's (i.e. donors') right to be protected against fraud.
• "Understanding Social Justice Philanthropy: Change Beyond Charity," by NCRP's former research intern Brenda Hanzl and NCRP Research Associate John Hunsaker, introduces one of NCRP's current research projects with a definition of social justice philanthropy reaching beyond alms-giving charity.