MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been…
Read more New data: MacKenzie Scott gifts prioritize The SouthJacob Harold believes philanthropy needs more “strategic promiscuity” – battling the world’s problems using a variety of approaches. It’s an idea that mirrors his wide-ranging career. Harold was…
Read more Q&A: Jacob Harold creates philanthropist ‘toolbox,’ guideNEW YORK — GivingTuesday raised a record $3.1 billion in 24 hours for charitable causes in the U.S. earlier this week, as the event that started as a…
Read more GivingTuesday raises $3.1B for charities in tough economyFidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, expects 2022 will be the first year since 2018 that the value of grants from its donor advised funds exceeds the value…
Read more Fidelity Charitable: New grants to surpass deposits in 2022The United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Conservatives…
Read more LGBTQ-friendly votes signal progressive shift for MethodistsABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a “crime” on Sunday and said the fight for women’s rights, equality and opportunity must continue for…
Read more Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stopMANAMA, Bahrain — Thousands of Christians from around the Gulf packed Bahrain’s sports stadium on Saturday for Pope Francis’ big Mass, as he shifted the attention of his…
Read more Thousands pack Bahrain national stadium for pope’s main MassNEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database…
Read more Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donationZION, Illinois — A holy miracle happened in Zion 115 years ago. Or so millions of Ahmadi Muslims around the world believe. The Ahmadis view this small-sized city,…
Read more Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosqueA holy miracle happened in Zion 115 years ago. Or so millions of Ahmadi Muslims around the world believe. The Ahmadis view this small-sized city, 40 miles north…
Read more Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque
