Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York
Indian American donors will have an opportunity to collectively fund improvements in education, health care and gender equality in India on March 2, 2023.
Longtermism may be derided for focusing on implausible sci-fi scenarios of space colonisation and robot apocalypse, but it raises philosophical questions that are hard to dismiss.
How should millions being pledged by individuals help solve the climate crisis?
John Werner
A recent fascinating debate was held on the role of philanthropy in fighting climate change.
Zawadi Msafiri is seen in a withered maize crop field in Kilifi County, Kenya. The drought situation started in 2021.
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Money pouring into conservation has funded drones and military-style training for rangers.
Whitetip sharks amid a school of anthias near Jarvis island in the South Pacific.
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Sharks are much more severely threatened by humans than vice versa. A marine biologist explains how people can help protect sharks and why some strategies are more effective than others.
Most women helped by these charities are in their 20s.
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Taking grantees’ word that they will spend money responsibly frees up time and can strengthen relationships.
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The approximately $12 billion she’s given away in the past two years has shattered conventions, explains a philanthropy historian.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, gave their foundation $15 billion right before their divorce became final.
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Three scholars weigh in regarding the priorities of these wealthy American donors, who gave less to social service and racial justice groups than in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother, has launched one of these new kinds of nonprofits.
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Stanford researcher Lucy Bernholz is re-imagining what philanthropy looks like and is trying to understand how average people create, fund and distribute shared social goods in the digital age.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke at the announcement of the Global Methane Pledge.
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Philanthropy played an important role in the development of international air travel.
Usher, shown speaking in 2019 at an event hosted by the nonprofit he started, and two other celebrities shot five episodes of the canceled series.
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The producers are recasting the show as a documentary. The original version would have done more harm than good for the causes being showcased, two scholars argue.
People evacuated from Afghanistan arriving in the U.S. flew to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University