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Israel-Palestine conflict: Charities and NGOs step in. Philanthropy not so much
As the human death and injury toll increases with no end to the escalating violence in both Israel and Palestine, the world of philanthropy, charity and NGOs have responded in mixed ways – mostly offering …
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors announces new president and CEO
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has announced Latanya Mapp Frett as its next President and CEO. Frett currently serves as president and CEO of Global Fund for Women, a public foundation assisting activists fighting for justice and …
Elon Musk has given away less than one per cent of his wealth
America’s wealthiest listed in the 2023 Forbes 400 list have collectively given just 6 per cent of their combined net worth. That’s approximately $250 billion. In its latest rankings of charitable giving from the super …
International Day of the Girl: Pandemic “erased” gender equity progress with US philanthropic support at critical low
Organisations tackling inequality for women and girls receive just 2 per cent of all philanthropic giving in the US. According to a new report by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School …
White House climate resilience framework sparks US philanthropy commitments
Four major US philanthropists have announced a commitment to building climate resilience, following a first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework announced by the Biden administration. The US government’s framework includes the need for more collaboration across …
Pioneering US philanthropist Charles Feeney, who gave all of his $8 billion wealth away, dies
The pioneering philanthropist Charles Feeney, best known as a man who gave almost all of his $8 billion amassed wealth away to philanthropic causes, died in San Francisco on Monday, aged 92. Atlantic Philanthropies, established …
Time for funders to step up and resource Indigenous communities
Vibrant Indigenous-led movements offer solutions to many of the world’s most pressing problems, yet these movements remain dramatically underfunded. Indigenous communities represent some 6.2 percent of the world’s population, but they receive less than one …
Rockefeller Foundation invests $1 billion towards sustainable development goals
The Rockefeller Foundation says it will invest $1 billion towards tackling the climate crisis and ensuring it benefits marginalised communities, as part of a wider shift towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). It is the first …
The courage to take extraordinary action: The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative at the Symposium
I am the Executive Director of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, which awards an annual prizes of $1M USD to a humanitarian hero who has risked their own life to save and improve the lives of …
Philanthropy x Impact Investing 2.0
The 2023 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium convened a trailblazing group of individuals, diverse in many ways but united by a commitment to improve the wellbeing of communities around the world. It is rare, in …