Categories for Philanthropy

The Changemakers: Passionate Volunteers Power Philanthropy

June 18, 2019 1:28 am Published by

Foundation: Changemakers
She worked in various childcare positions and after-school programs before she was tapped by Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC), a United Way of Metro Chicago community partner, to organize and lead local parents as they seek to improve their lives and give back to their community.
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Mike Bloomberg 2019 Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Mike Bloomberg 2019 Annual Letter on Philanthropy

June 12, 2019 11:32 pm Published by

Foundation: Bloomberg Philanthropies
cities to propose bold plans for cutting carbon emissions and are working with the 25 winners to put those plans in motion.
With cities and states leading the way, we will be better off in two years than we are today with cleaner air, cleaner power, more good green jobs, and lower carbon

Marilyn Simons takes a solo turn in philanthropy

Marilyn Simons takes a solo turn in philanthropy

June 8, 2019 12:56 am Published by

Foundation: Simons Foundation
Marilyn Simons has decided to contribute a personal gift of $25 million to Stony Brook’s economics department after years of running the Simons Foundation with her husband James. What happened to her, as it turned out, was marrying a future billionaire, James Simons, now 81, whose East

The shameful hypocrisy of climate change philanthropy

June 1, 2019 12:00 am Published by

Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The shameful hypocrisy of climate change philanthropy QuartzSkip to navigationSkip to contentWhen ExxonMobil donated $300,000 to aid Mozambique’s recovery from Cyclone Idai, the sum represented less than seven minutes of the company’s 2018 profits.In the spring of 2013, the Rockefeller

The Folly of Climate Change Philanthropy

May 23, 2019 1:10 am Published by

Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
Fossil fuel companies have assumed high-profile roles in recoveries from climate-related disasters like Hurricane Harvey.

In the spring of 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation the hundred-year-old charitable organization started by Standard Oil tycoon John D. And for people like me, who have worked