The UPS Foundation has the advantage of drawing on UPS’s extensive global capacity in its grantmaking. Under new leadership and following a strategy update, here’s how it’s moving money and aid in the pandemic era.
Read MoreCOVID-19 was a wake-up call to the world that we are insufficiently prepared to identify and stop emerging diseases. It’s a niche cause in philanthropy, but here are a few funders backing early warning systems.
Read MoreJeff Skoll was one of only a handful of philanthropists backing pandemic prevention before COVID-19. That helped the Skoll Foundation hit the ground running on a global response last year, but vastly more resources are needed.
Read MoreThe world is a different place than it was the last time Haiti suffered a major earthquake, with the pandemic and other disasters taking up donor attention. Who has stayed the course, and which new players are coming to Haiti’s aid?
Read MoreHaiti is in need of support, and the stakes are too high to repeat the mistakes of the past. In this guest post, a donor and a nonprofit leader encourage philanthropy to support Haitian-led, long-term recovery and reconstruction.
Read MoreThe developing situation in Afghanistan has prompted new calls for humanitarian aid to the country’s beleaguered citizens. We look at two initiatives to help the people of Afghanistan as the danger level blinks red.
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 MoreThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s $100 million response to the pandemic played out in more than 200 grants that backed communities around the globe. We take a close look at where the money went and why.
Read MoreThe Mastercard Foundation recently announced one of the largest private pandemic response donations, a $1.3 billion partnership with Africa CDC. We unpack the program, and how this huge global funder works.
Read MoreMaureen and Jim Hackett support mental health and other issues in the Lone Star State, with one big gift responding to trauma caused by Hurricane Harvey. We talk to Maureen Hackett about how the family engages in philanthropy.
Read MoreAfter years of its community being upended by extreme weather, the Greater New Orleans Foundation brought together peers from other coastal regions to help each other equitably respond to the impacts of climate change.
Read MoreAs a second wave of COVID-19 crashes over India, donors are rushing to provide health supplies, food, and cash support. Some of the largest donors from the U.S. hail from the tech industry, where execs have pledged millions.
Read MoreFunders often draw a distinction between direct service and systemic change. According to Liberty Hill Foundation’s Shane Murphy Goldsmith, the pandemic was an important reminder that one can’t happen without the other.
Read MoreIt’s been a year since the pandemic upended life as we know it. The past 365 days have seen plenty of overtures to change, but what lessons can we actually draw from a year of COVID philanthropy? Here’s our take.
Read MoreA new report summarizes philanthropy’s historic response to COVID-19 in 2020. At first glance, it appears funders hit priorities like providing unrestricted funds and supporting communities of color. But a closer read reveals familiar sticking points.
Read MoreA quiet giant, the ELMA Group of Foundations shares means and methods to help Africa survive the pandemic, urging others to step up during the “greatest crisis of our time.”
Read MoreIn the midst of a raging pandemic, the IKEA Foundation and IRC launched a new program to help nearly 20,000 refugees and locals find employment and grow businesses in Uganda and Kenya.
Read MoreOver the past year, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has applied some valuable principles toward its global work to support communities facing the pandemic. Guest contributor Samantha Wolthuis shares the details.
Read MoreThe Roddenberry Foundation, started by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, has created a fund that puts trusted networks ahead of traditional funding processes, in an effort to quickly move COVID relief funding where it’s needed most.
Read MoreCorporations, foundations and individuals have been responding to a greater number of disasters over the past decade. Two recent reports look at where funding is coming from, and the need for more attention to preparedness and resilience.
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