Entertainment
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean to headline Global Citizen Festival
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music…
Tag: Philanthropy
Breaking News
Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners
[ad_1] The winners of this year’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge created innovative projects to improve their cities’ core services – many using some combination…
Business
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cut 70 jobs as the Meta CEO’s philanthropy goes all in on mission to ‘cure or prevent all disease’ | Fortune
[ad_1] The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is making big changes, and it started 2026 with some job cuts to recalibrate and refocus its efforts on…
Finance
How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing, even as it searches for new funding
[ad_1] Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March…
Finance
The new ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite hundreds of millions of Americans to solve problems
[ad_1] As the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on July 4, a well-financed, privately…
New York, New York Local News
From Farm Boy to Billionaire, Glen Taylor Gives $100M Back to Rural America
[ad_1] Glen Taylor attends a Minnesota Timberwolves game on March 31, 2024. Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Glen Taylor, the founder of printing company…
Los Angeles, California Local News
Mike Stoller Donates $3M to Help Altadena Fire Victims
[ad_1] The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and his jazz musician wife Corky Hale Stoller have donated $3 million to the Black Freedom…
Business
Rudy Breedy returns to Long Island in nonprofit leadership role | Long Island Business News
[ad_1] Canine Companions, a nonprofit service dog organization with a location in Medford, has tapped Rudy Breedy, a philanthropy professional, as executive director for…
Finance
The nation’s 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community service
[ad_1] NEW YORK — The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering. But…
New York, New York Local News
MacKenzie Scott Gave Away $7.2B in 2025—Here’s Who Benefited Most
[ad_1] MacKenzie Scott’s donations this year centered heavily on education. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic MacKenzie Scott keeps her giving largely out of the public eye—allowing recipients…
Business
MacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs | Fortune
[ad_1] Before MacKenzie Scott published her first novel or helped shape Amazon in its early days as an online book seller, she found mentorship…
Finance
How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused
[ad_1] Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the…
Finance
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to…
Business
Long Island firm launches $400K scholarship at SUNY Old Westbury | Long Island Business News
[ad_1] THE BLUEPRINT: Deer Park Recycling donates $400,000 to create the Jeffrey M. Sissons Memorial Scholarship Fund 10 scholarships of up to $40,000 each…
Business
Stop Treating Nonprofits as Charities
[ad_1] For those of us who invest deeply in our communities—whether as donors, board members, or philanthropic leaders—we are at a pivotal moment. The…
Business
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant…
Business
MacKenzie Scott’s college roommate once loaned her $1K. Now it’s the billionaire’s turn to invest
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women and most influential philanthropists, is now known for her “no strings…
Technology
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis follows science and steady funding to a broader mission
[ad_1] Marc Buoniconti said his father, the late NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, explained the secret to the success of their nonprofit and…
Business
Melinda French Gates Just Donated $250 Million to Support Women’s Health
[ad_1] Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is making good on her $1 billion commitment toward women’s health and empowerment causes. The Action for Women’s…
Entertainment
How Gary Sinise is helping the nonprofit CreatiVets build ‘a place to go when the PTSD hits’
[ad_1] NASHVILLE (AP) — Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to…