So while philanthropic dollars are surely welcome when they arrive, they're ... A related issue concerns philanthropy “partnering” with...more
Over 16 years — without much fanfare or credit, when you think about it — the foundation's board has awarded $32 million in grants going only to...more
Steyer is an obvious for this list, as a retired California hedge fund billionaire focused full time on philanthropic and political giving aimed at moving the...more
The Blanche and Julian Robertson Foundation awarded the Rowan-Salisbury School System an additional half million dollars, for a total of $875,000,...more
The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation, founded in 1997 by Julian H. Robertson, Jr. in honor of his parents, Blanche and Julian Robertson, is soliciting grant applications for its 2014...more
The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation recently approved 65 grants totaling just over $1 million for the spring 2013 grant cycle. The foundation received 109 applications. Of that...more
The Blanche & Julian Robertson Family Foundation announced that it will be writing checks for more than $1.8 million during 2012-13, one of the foundation's largest in its 14 years of...more
Japan contributed $340 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Meanwhile, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also contributed $750 million to the Global Fund.
In the...more
The Neighbourhood Midwives, the brainchild of Annie Francis of Hampshire, offers midwifery services geared for the continuity of care to women and their families.