Frank 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?
Read MoreMacKenzie Scott’s global giving has ebbed and flowed, with initial commitments abroad followed by a U.S.-focused round in December. Her latest round promises continued global giving, especially to support women and girls.
Read MoreAs the World Health Organization shines a light on the basic human right of quality healthcare, we take stock of some of the key philanthropies funding to build a fairer, more equitable post-COVID world.
Read MoreFor many nonprofits, pandemic fundraising drew in record numbers of new donors. Here’s how the CEO of a leading hunger relief organization plans to keep them engaged and make a one-time phenomenon the basis of sustainable growth.
Read MoreThe Rockefeller Foundation has long worked to end energy poverty in developing countries. Now, it's going big for a greener and a healthier post-COVID world—using a creative approach to bring new money to this challenge.
Read MoreCargill has long been working to address global food insecurity with its philanthropy. Now, with the pandemic worsening hunger in many poor countries, the company has dramatically boosted its international giving.
Read MoreKing Philanthropies—a relative newcomer to big league giving—made the intersection of climate and poverty a new priority. But when it found data in this space to be lacking, it turned to MIT with a major gift to guide future solutions.
Read MoreThree powerful forces are impacting philanthropy in the world’s growing economies—generational wealth transfer, a deficit in funding for the Sustainable Development Goals, and COVID-19. A new center aims to help funders meet the challenge.
Read MoreThe Visa Foundation recently announced $210 million in new grants and investments, with women entrepreneurs at the center. Foundation President Graham Macmillan explains the motivation and strategies behind this giving.
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 MoreSupporting Israel has been one of the great projects of American postwar philanthropy. But this giving landscape is changing and has become more fraught, according to leaders in Jewish philanthropy and a review of grantmaking data.
Read MoreFor 20 years, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation has worked in places that other funders avoid. As he ramps up a $200 million initiative to stabilize a key region of Colombia, Buffett explains why he’s drawn to the world’s hotspots.
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 MoreWhile child marriage rates have fallen, it’s still an entrenched problem in many countries. A new funding alliance that includes heavy-hitters like Ford and Packard seeks to change that by partnering with community-based groups.
Read MoreThe LEGO Foundation believes that the power of play helps children become creative, engaged, lifelong learners. It recently put up $24 million to advance these ideas in five countries. How’s this grantmaking going to play out?
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