Magnify Community was established as an “innovation lab,” designed to spur historically low local giving in Silicon Valley. Having sunset, Magnify is sharing its results, including what worked and what didn’t.
Read MoreLeading chipmaker Nvidia is thriving, and so is its co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang. An immigrant from Taiwan, Huang controls a $21 billion fortune that could bankroll some serious giving down the line.
Read MoreWith a net worth of $6.5 billion, Giving Pledge signatory Judith Faulkner is ramping up her philanthropy through her Roots and Wings Foundation. We check in with Shana Dall’Osto, foundation executive director.
Read MoreThe co-founders of Canva, the Australian startup, pledged to donate a 30% stake of the company—approximately $12 billion—to the company’s foundation. We dig into the potential reverberations across philanthropy.
Read MoreIn 2020, major foundations established a short-term, rapid-response fund for the pandemic’s hardest-hit. Now, the Families and Workers Fund has launched an effort to shore up protections for American workers.
Read MoreSilicon Valley VC Ron Conway gives on his own, but he’s also highly active as a catalyst for the giving of others, including tech founders, celebrities and athletes. In this Q&A, Conway explains his philosophy and approach.
Read MoreNot a whole lot is known about the philanthropy of Christopher and Andrea Borch, but they’re interesting because of their local dedication and broad interest areas.
Read MoreFive years ago, Alexa Cortés Culwell co-authored a report laying out trends in Silicon Valley philanthropy, including less local giving. A lot has changed in the sector since, but Culwell says the donors’ habits have largely persisted.
Read MoreLast April, Jack Dorsey unveiled a plan to give away $1 billion via a Square stock donation, starting with organizations responding to the pandemic. Here are eight points gleaned from his foray into mega-giving.
Read MoreLeading VCs in Silicon Valley tend to operate outside of public view. But many have amassed large fortunes and a growing number have been ramping up their philanthropy. We take a look at who’s giving and for what.
Read MoreAfter an early career spent stateside, tech entrepreneur Sandeep Aggarwal returned to his native India. He talks with us about how his experiences spurred his philanthropic interests in women’s empowerment, education and more.
Read MoreThe Skoll Foundation places a large focus on social entrepreneurs and social innovators. Going forward, it intends to continue doing so within five priority areas that reflect key challenges of the current era.
Read MoreStart Small just made a major commitment to water equity in Africa, following a range of support for COVID relief, education and women and girls on the continent. We unpack what this tells us about Dorsey’s giving priorities.
Read MoreCorporate pledges to address racial equity were flying fast and furious last spring. Now that the dust has settled a bit, here’s a look at one tech giant’s moves to level the playing field by building digital skills.
Read MoreThe tech giant’s foundation is betting big on the workforce of the future, helping students that are traditionally shut of the computer sciences. We unpack Google.org’s expanding partnership with the popular learning program Scratch.
Read MoreFrench tech entrepreneur Alexandre Mars launched the Epic Foundation to improve the donor experience and help youth around the world. Now in year five, we connect with Mars to find out more about Epic’s unique model and big goals.
Read MoreMicrosoft recently announced a $15 million investment in nonprofits that provide digital skills and workforce development programming to the Black community. To be considered, nonprofits will have to act fast and apply by September 30.
Read MoreThe children of America’s richest people won’t just control vast fortunes in the future. Some are already top givers themselves or have moved into leadership positions within leading family foundations.
Read MoreHistorically black colleges and universities are a refreshingly large part of MacKenzie Scott’s emerging racial justice grantmaking. We dig into her $100 million in combined gifts to six HBCUs, which helps reverse years of neglect by top donors.
Read MoreChan Zuckerberg Initiative grantees and employees have publicly called for changes at CZI and Facebook. We explore why the social network’s actions are spilling over into the legally separate entity built on Facebook riches.
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