Philanthropy was more active than usual in last week’s United Nations General Assembly, as the secretary general called for a “rescue mission” to get Sustainable Development Goals on track. Here’s a rundown of the big pledges.
Read MoreEfforts such as Bill Gates’ support for a Green Revolution in Africa are frequently criticized as neo-colonialism. That may be overstating things, but parachuting in with big money and big ideas remains common in global giving.
Read MoreIP reports from Africa on Buffett’s $435 million investment and lofty ambitions for transforming agriculture in Rwanda and beyond. The push includes a new university, a large irrigation project, and close government partnership.
Read MoreOpen Philanthropy and GiveWell are bringing their close-knit effective altruist partnership to bear on the problem of unsafe water. Here’s how they’re helping provide community chlorine dispensers to several African countries.
Read MorePhilanthropist Wendy Schmidt makes a case for greater funder support for agroecology, which draws upon Indigenous knowledge to create resilient food systems that safeguard biodiversity.
Read MoreOne area of focus to emerge in MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett’s global giving is civil society and human rights work in Brazil. A series of donations makes it clear the country is a priority. Here’s why and where the money is going.
Read MoreSovereign debt has a big impact on the ability of nations in the Global South to ensure basic human rights and protections, especially post-COVID. A pooled fund with some huge backers is looking to make a difference.
Read MoreAt long last, our two-time winner for Philanthropist of the Year has dropped another Medium post—this time with the names of grantees included. Here are some key takeaways.
Read MoreGuest contributor Lauren Baker argues that when it comes to complex challenges like transforming food systems, rethinking predominant assumptions about evidence should be a priority for funders.
Read MoreIt’s finally happened. The Gates Foundation has four new trustees, three of whom are newcomers. Here’s a bit about each of them, and what this new arrangement may tell us about the world’s largest foundation.
Read MoreSince 1986, the LEGO Foundation has been supporting children based on a core belief in the “power of play.” When the pandemic hit, the funder had to reconfigure its giving to meet new, urgent needs.
Read MoreCivil war has created a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, killing thousands, including hundreds from starvation. A U.K.-based charity recently formed a $30 million partnership of three funders to support nutrition over five years.
Read MoreFounded by Matt Damon and Gary White 12 years ago, Water.org is a leading provider of micro-loans to expand water access and work toward fulfilling the U.N.’s SDG 6. But in an already complex space, COVID has shaken things up.
Read MoreThe Mastercard Foundation is a big-time funder in Africa, committing $1.3 billion there to fight COVID and another $1.3 billion to support students. Its new $55 million partnership with the University of Rwanda furthers that work.
Read MoreThe social and environmental costs of today’s global food systems are vast. In this guest piece, the authors make a case for philanthropic action on the eve of the first-ever U.N. Food Systems Summit.
Read MoreFrank Giustra turned to philanthropy in a big way in the 2000s, backing the Clinton Foundation and setting up several global nonprofits. We chat with him about his philanthropy, which includes conflict resolution and food security.
Read MoreGlobal philanthropy remains largely an elitist, top-down process. In this guest post, leaders from two human rights groups share what they learned from a joint participatory grantmaking effort in Sierra Leone.
Read MoreAs COVID underscores the need for a far more ambitious agenda on global development, new data from the OECD shows some positive signs around philanthropic engagement—amid the ecosystem’s continuing vulnerabilities.
Read MoreFood insecurity has become a popular cause for corporate funders during COVID-19, but the PIMCO Foundation has been in this fight for a while, taking on world hunger from a number of angles. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreThree large foundations committed a combined $2.6 billion at the Generation Equality Forum earlier this month. How do their approaches align to support a goal of accelerating gender equity as the world recovers from COVID?
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