Want to Save the World? Try Using Cold Hard Cash. : “We have this image of a convoy of trucks snaking across a mountain pass, carrying bags of food to people in desperate need, and this has ...
Millennials and Philanthropy: 9 Insights for Causes, Employers, and Marketers : Create a Junior Board and/or be intentional about having Millennials represented on your board, committees, and ...
Sparking fears of a zombie apocalypse: Controversial study aims to ‘reanimate’ the brain dead : The research involved infusing millions of peptides — strings of amino acids that scientis...
Ethiopia: Youth for Socioeconomic Development : These have included practical assessments of their activities, such as: to meet school requirements; hopes of getting higher grades in a particu...
Medical charity responds to mental toll of conflict : 2015 Humanitarian Agenda was a sign of things to come at a conference organised by Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) in London, United King...
'The private sector thought it had a divine right to exist' : People saw through the whole idea of “shiny happy faces on page 84 of the annual report,” and in the end it became part of the...
Animal Protection Groups Discuss Effective Strategies at "Sentience Conference" : Can the abuse and slaughter of farmed animals really be explained as highly urgent or preventing an immediate ...
There is hope for survivors to heal : Since the 1980s, when child abuse and domestic violence emerged from society’s skeleton closet, researchers and clinicians have rightly prioritized the tre...
Doris Schneeberger : For a few weeks this spring, Vegan Outreach was lucky to have Doris join Yuri Mitzkewich on his tour across the southern states. Every one of them is a multiplier, their infl...
We’re wired to believe we’re good people-or at least not as bad as everyone else : In a new paper published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology a pair of researc...
A Letter From Our Foundation’s CEO : One of the neglected tropical diseases that afflict more than a billion people in developing countries, sleeping sickness endangers millions in sub-Sahar...
How Multilateral Development Banks Track Gender Equality : Join Senior Fellows Mayra Buvinic and Charles Kenny for an event focused on how multilateral banks (MDBs) integrate gender across their ...
Can't buy me love - the economics of gift giving : The story prompted a lively discussion about how much one should spend on a present for newlyweds - and most people who left comments on the ...
Philanthropy Trend Alert: Collective Impact : In fact, some of these organizations may be working at cross purposes or competing against each other – for your charitable giving dollars or fo...
Three Must-Read Stories: The Weekend Reader : Copay charities, which help cover out-of-pocket costs for Medicare patients, are almost entirely funded by drug companies, but it doesn’t seem m...
A Sea Change in High-Net-Worth Philanthropy? : The reason for the controversy is that, instead of a traditional charitable vehicle, Chan and Zuckerberg have chosen to organize the Initiative a...
Three Key Takeaways on Bridging the Humanitarian-Development Divide : Both Miliband and Kim called for greater collaboration between humanitarian and development actors to bring more comprehensiv...
Man Who Hustled Airbnb For a $250,000 Salary Reveals How to Dominate a Job Interview : Qureshi, a former professional poker player with an English degree, recently wrote a blog post sharing hi...
New Charity Invites Female Millionaires To Donate - And Get Involved : According to a 2014 report from the United Nations Population Fund, “less than two cents every international developme...
High-Impact Philosophy: Making the World a Better Place : Lisa Fuller, Thomas Pogge, Peter Singer, and Leif Wenar lead the charge, employing philosophy as an instrument to advocate for the wor...