Aid to Africa must shift toward community organizations
I grew up in Kenya’s Kibera slum, the largest urban slum in Africa, and experienced extreme…
Florida HBCU floored after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul turns out to be worthless
At Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, this year’s commencement ceremony brought a…
Melinda French Gates is leaving the Gates Foundation 3 years after her divorce
Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the…
Marc Benioff replaces Warren Buffett in private lunch auction for California charity that raised $53 million
The California homeless charity that received $53 million over the years from investors who wanted a…
How Jose Andres' food philanthropy is impacting events in Israel, Gaza war
José Andrés, the award-winning chef and food philanthropist, is mourning the deaths of seven aid…
MacKenzie Scott’s game-changing philanthropy still mystifies nonprofits: ‘Her gifts are super generous, but unfortunately, they don’t provide long term sustainability’
Much about billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s giving remains a mystery, but those…
Biden expresses ‘deepest condolences’ to Jose Andres after 7 of his philanthropy’s World Central Kitchen workers die in Gaza
The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was a tragic…
MacKenzie Scott continues post-divorce giving with another $640 million doled out to orgs that responded to an open call
MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and author, had promised to give $1 million to 250…
Austrian chemicals heiress lets 50 strangers give away $27 million fortune
Marlene Engelhorn hadn’t given much thought to the wealth that surrounded her as she grew up. She…