The WHO Foundation: Applying a “Start-up Mentality” to the Challenges of Global Health
Founded amid the pandemic, the World Health Organization’s foundation channels philanthropic cash to rapid responses, several medium-term priorities, and bigg... Read more.
Five Questions for Lim Seok Hui, CEO of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance
With no shortage of wealthy donors, the Asia Pacific region has a lot of philanthropic potential. To learn more, we connected with Lim Seok Hui, who leads a col... Read more.
This New Global Funder Is All About Proximate, On-the-Ground Giving in Africa
Masana wa Afrika, now fully independent from its parent organizations, is based in Africa and is led and run by Africans. It’s backing critical care services ... Read more.
Conversations on Creating a Blueprint for Better Giving from Skoll’s Latest Forum
The Skoll World Forum, which took place this spring, played host to discussions centered on how systems work, and how to change stubborn power structures. Here... Read more.
A Skoll Award Winner Finds a Proximate Solution for School-Based Nutrition in Africa
Every year at the Skoll World Forum, the foundation recognizes a handful of social innovators, who each receive $2 million in unrestricted funding. We take a cl... Read more.
How the Segal Family Foundation Funds Globally, Acts Locally
Most U.S. foundations fund close to home, and when they do support global causes, tend to fund large Western NGOs. But for years now, the Segal Family Foundatio... Read more.
Bill Drayton on Ashoka’s Work to Make “Everyone a Changemaker”
Ideas like “social entrepreneurship” and “changemaking” show up everywhere today, and that has a lot to do with Drayton and the global organization he f... Read more.
Where is MacKenzie Scott’s Global Giving Headed? Here’s What the Latest Data Tells Us
While the U.S. remains the primary focus, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving has been moving huge sums toward global philanthropy, including hundreds of millions ... Read more.
How Philanthropic Funds Helped Mobilize Over $1 Billion in Investments for Sustainable Development
There are enormous shortfalls in funding to advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. As part of its commitment to impact investing, MacArthur Foundation ... Read more.
With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements
Housing has become a huge philanthropic priority, globally and domestically, and one of the largest charities in the space is Habitat for Humanity. We take a lo... Read more.
With $500 Million Committed So Far, Howard Buffett Stays the Course in Ukraine
When we last spoke with the mega-donor, his foundation had moved nearly $150 million to the Ukraine recovery effort. He’s now committed more than a half-billi... Read more.
Eyes on the Prize: A Two-Time Winner’s Insights on Navigating Prize Philanthropy
High-dollar philanthropic prizes are increasingly popular, but just how hard is it to land one? And how does winning impact recipients? Repeat winner Kaushik Ka... Read more.
Military Experience Is Less Common Today, But These Funders Are Staying True to Veterans
Philanthropy for veterans often stems from personal or family experience, making a decline in the percentage of Americans who’ve served a cause for concern. B... Read more.
Three Ways the Gates Foundation is Supporting the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are closely tied to some of the Gates Foundation’s core priorities, including maternal health. Here are three moves the foun... Read more.
This Year at the UNGA, Philanthropies Unite Behind Democracy and Locally Led Development
Reflecting sector-wide trends, philanthropies threw their weight behind two collaborative global development efforts, seeking to bolster citizen engagement and ... Read more.
A Grassroots Legal Empowerment Organization Attracts Global Climate Justice Dollars
Namati trains paralegals who can work as grassroots climate justice and land rights advocates in their own communities. It’s an approach that has garnered att... Read more.
Global Lack of Access to Eye Care Exacts a Great Cost. But This Organization Is Stepping Up
Philanthropy has been slow to recognize the importance of vision care, despite its centrality to global life. There have been exceptions, though. The NGO Orbis ... Read more.
Righting the World: How Five Globally Bestselling Authors Give
While writers don’t often make it into the ranks of the very rich, these bestselling authors have engaged in some substantial philanthropy. Their giving varie... Read more.
Save the Bees, Bats and Butterflies: How Rotary International Is Making Pollinators a Priority
Birds, bats, bees and other insects play an integral role in global food systems, biodiversity and climate. This membership-based organization and its foundatio... Read more.
Type 1 Diabetes Is an Overlooked Global Threat. This Health Funder Has Made it a Top Priority
Among non-communicable diseases, diabetes has a particularly low profile as a global health concern. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has made it a central focus, ... Read more.
How a Dutch Princess Is Leading a Global Fight to End Child Marriage
Mabel van Oranje, a princess of the Netherlands, has emerged as a leader in the fight to end child marriage. We spoke with her about the groups she’s launched... Read more.
As Government Budgets Pull Back, a Look at Philanthropy’s Role in Funding Public Libraries
Libraries are an indispensable public good, but from the start, private wealth has played a major part in their creation and expansion. As library budgets are t... Read more.
Can an Aging Population Stay Healthy? Two Global Funders Hope to Unlock the Secrets of Resilience
Humans are living longer, but in our later years, we become more vulnerable to injury and age-related diseases. Wellcome Leap and the Singapore-based Temasek Tr... Read more.
How Christy Turlington Burns Uses Awareness and Advocacy to Put Mothers First
We checked in with the model and social entrepreneur about Every Mother Counts, a public philanthropy she founded that uses advocacy, awareness building and gra... Read more.
Beyond Borders: A Regional Look at MacKenzie Scott’s Global Giving
Though most of Scott’s giving so far has taken place in the U.S., her global philanthropy is also expansive. Three regions in particular have received lots of... Read more.
Bloomberg’s Commitment to Curb Tobacco Use Now Totals $1.5 Billion. Here’s the Latest Move
Since 2005, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been pouring funding into efforts to reduce tobacco use, with a global reach. Here, we recap the program’s focus so f... Read more.
With a Big Grant in Uganda, the Hilton Foundation’s Commitment to Refugees Is Growing
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has grown significantly in the past few years, including an expanding program dedicated to helping global refugees. Here’s a c... Read more.
How Effective is Effective Altruism? A Deep Dive Into Two of Open Philanthropy’s EA-Inspired Programs
Effective altruism has had a rough year, but remains a major force within philanthropy. We take a closer look at two of this EA-driven outfit’s programs: farm... Read more.
“You Have to Show Up.” The Howard G. Buffett Foundation’s Expansive Support for Ukraine
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has moved nearly $150 million to Ukraine since the war began. Buffett himself has spent a lot of time in the country, learning ... Read more.
With Big Backing From MacKenzie Scott and More, Co-Impact Targets Global Gender Inequality
Co-Impact seeks to improve health, education and economic outcomes for women across the Global South by tackling underlying forces at play. Here’s why the phi... Read more.
