A new philanthropic prize to help refugees looks for bold short- and long-term solutions to the challenges they face—and welcomes like-minded funders.
Read MoreIn its response to COVID-19, Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest health research philanthropy, is prioritizing collaboration with other funders and sectors to improve global resiliency in the face of deadly diseases.
Read MoreThe philanthropic arm of pharmaceutical company Astellas aims its pandemic relief at building healthcare infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries, including $2 million in grants to seven African nations and the Dominican Republic.
Read MorePop sensation Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has been around since 2012, but only recently began moving into the spotlight. CLF’s leaders unpack how the star uses her unique platform, and their work on resilience, education and more.
Read MoreAfrica gathered forces and responded to COVID-19 quickly, keeping cases low with help from major philanthropies like Mastercard and Gates foundations. As the virus accelerates, can these early interventions prevent catastrophe?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has many foundations doing disaster response for the first time, but it won’t be the last. Experts in disaster philanthropy advise on how the sector can best support their communities now and be ready for what’s ahead.
Read MoreFrom protective equipment shortages to the long-term toll on families, healthcare workers are shouldering some of the heaviest burdens of the pandemic. Here’s how corporate and private funders are responding.
Read MoreWith a quarter of a billion people facing food insecurity as a result of COVID-19, global anti-hunger networks have been mobilizing and pleading for funding. So far, it’s mainly corporate philanthropies that have responded.
Read MoreGirls in poorer regions of the world are especially vulnerable to the social and economic fallout from a growing pandemic. Fearing that years of progress on gender equity may be unwound, nonprofits and funders are mobilizing to respond.
Read MoreWorldwide challenges like climate change and pandemics reveal the fragility of human societies. A network of funders and former funders wants to help grantmakers break out of their silos and think in planet-sized systems.
Read MoreLocal African organizations will play an all-important role in the fight against a devastating pandemic. Too often, though, these groups are invisible to philanthropy. A guest contributor offers a blueprint for how donors can support them.
Read MoreWith its close linkages to China and a big presence in Seattle, the tech sector was hit early by the coronavirus. Here’s a rundown of cash and in-kind donations made since then by Silicon Valley companies to respond to the pandemic.
Read MoreIn the wake of Hurricane Maria, Grassroots International has been supporting groups leading a social movement in Puerto Rico to rebuild and transform the country in a way that promotes social justice and self-determination.
Read MoreThe world may be getting more dangerous, and millions of children may die of preventable causes, but global issues just aren’t a big draw for today’s new class of billionaire donors. Why is that? And what can be done to engage them?
Read MoreThe Puerto Rico Community Foundation has played a big role in the long recovery from 2017’s hurricanes. Since the devastating storms, it’s also become a champion for island resilience and community-based clean energy.
Read MoreThe Western Union Foundation has long focused its international grantmaking on education. Now, it’s launching a new program to help people who’ve been forcibly displaced get a fair shot at integrating into the global economy.
Read MoreClimate change resilience is starting to receive more attention from funders—including from Barbados-born singer Rihanna and her Clara Lionel Foundation, which is taking on this challenge with some interesting ideas.
Read MoreLosing school structures removes a ladder that can help children climb back to normalcy when crises subside. Yet education appeals receive less than 2 percent of humanitarian funding. Some funders are looking to change that.
Read MoreAccess to clean water is an urgent challenge in more parts of the U.S. The Mott Foundation has been a stalwart funder on this issue in its home city and beyond. What has it accomplished, and how is it staying engaged with Flint’s water crisis?
Read MoreHome Depot has been engaged in storm recovery work for more than 20 years. Its foundation now has a well-developed model for providing both short-term relief efforts and long-term community rebuilding when disaster strikes.
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