USA and Canada

I had the privilege this year of representing education philanthropy as a constituency to the UN High Level Forum Steering Committee for the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education. It has been an interesting time …

The Ford Foundation has announced an $80 million programme aimed at building the resilience of civil society organizations in the Global South. The money will go to virtual hubs in 12 countries over the next five years, …

The aviation sector contributes five per cent of total global greenhouse gases. With demand for air travel expected to triple by 2050, decarbonisation of aviation is a critical climate objective – yet there has never …

American foundations should feel pride about one of the key headlines from an event at the U.N. General Assembly last month: a new report on global giving found their giving has skyrocketed in recent years, …

Every philanthropist has a personal motivation as to why they give. For me, and most of my family, our ‘why’ is based upon our Muslim faith. We give because it is rooted in our faith …

The first permanent public engagement programme – ‘Global We’ – will aim to active the world’s largest and most inclusive conversation on climate change. Supported by the IKEA Foundation and unveiled at New York Climate …

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to run for 25 more years, putting the $53.3 billion foundation’s sunset date around 2047. Bill Gates announced the news at the 2022 Forbes 400 Philanthropy Summit. ‘The …

There has been a highly successful public relations campaign by the porn industry to dissociate itself from other aspects of the commercial sex industry, especially trafficking and prostitution. The goal of creating this (false) distinction …