Thursday, Apr 03, 2025 03:24AM
There’s an inspiring wedding trend that’s on the rise. Instead of wedding registries filled with bread machines and ice cream makers, many newlyweds now choose to sup... FULL STORY >>
Resources: New York Times
We would love to hear from people who have been awarded personal sabbaticals or cash or another significant resource by a local foundation to do something for themselves ... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Pacific Business News
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 1,800 dead across the region, displacing 400,000, and resulting, by some estimates... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Patricia Schaefer
A Devex reporter named Adva Saldinger writes about “what the social entrepreneurship revolution needs now.” That word, “revolution,” may seem hyperbolic, but the first source for Saldinger’s piece is Jean Case, co-f... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Rick Cohen
A “Philanthropy Innovation Summit” is being held at Stanford University later this month, but you almost certainly can’t attend, unless, that is, you are in the super-exclusive club of “individual and family philanthr... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Stanford University (AP)
LONDON — Andy Murray says he will donate 50 pounds ($78) for every ace he hits from now until the end of the year to help the cause of refugees. Murray, who is playing for Britain in this week’s Davis Cup semifinals ag... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Associated Press
In his first major philanthropic move, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced five years ago this week that he was donating $100 million to improve the schools of struggling Newark, New Jersey. A look at some of the key p... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Associated Press
Charities that reach beneficiaries directly are a rising trend worldwide, especially in developed countries like the USA. What’s different about this approach? First, it’s transparent and allows you to track all the way t... FULL STORY >>
Resources: USA
Amidst all the hoopla of the “resilience” of New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation has done yeoman work to present a more balanced picture. It’s not the all-too-typical resp... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Facing South (Institute for Southern Studies)
Several NPQ newswires have covered the phenomenon of giving circles, including some designed to fund specific causes. Giving circles are a type of group philanthropy where individuals gather to donate money or time to a poole... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Baltimore Sun
From: Nepal Earhquake Story
Rural Foundations’ Ideas for Increasing Rural Philanthropy From: nonprofitquarterly
Photography Workshop Sponsored by Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi From: http://www.examiner.com/
The extravagant World of WearableArt returns to Wellington From: OLIVIA WANNAN
