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30 million USD for Vietnam's fight against malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has pledged to grant nearly 30 million USD to Vietnam ‘s endeavour to fight malaria. The Vietnamese side will contribute over 853,000 USD to the fund which aims to raise access to and use of methods…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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Catalytic Philanthropy: Investing in Policy Advocacy
Philanthropy News Digest’s blog PhilanTopic named The Atlantic Philanthropies as an organization that has made policy advocacy a cornerstone of its philanthropic strategy in its post on why policy advocacy is one of the most important tools needed to drive social change: Policy advocacy —…
Author: PhilanTopic (Philanthropy News Digest)
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The $600 billion challenge
Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett are asking the nation’s billionaires to pledge to give at least half their net worth to charity, in their lifetimes or at death. If their campaign succeeds, it could change the face of philanthropy. By Carol J. Loomis. Just…
Author: Fortune
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Giving while living keeps us at forefront of lifesaving research
By Peter Beattle AMERICANS donated a staggering $290.89 billion to charities last year, notwithstanding the lingering effects of the global financial crisis. This was after a huge decline during 2008 and 2009, when donations dropped to levels not seen since the 1970s. Australia’s most…
Author: The Australian
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Filling the Void
Introducing the 2006 Social Capitalist Award winners–25 entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems with creativity, ingenuity, and passion. Because they can’t stand a vacuum. The entrepreneurial mind abhors a vacuum. Market failures, unmet demand, even the maddening lure of a blank napkin–all beckon as explicit…
Author: Fast Company
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How Long Should Gifts Just Grow?
As nonprofit institutions have seen donations and investments grow spectacularly in recent years, the urge to keep the money rolling in is being supplemented by a new pressure: make it flow out faster. Politicians, consultants, watchdog groups and even some philanthropists say that foundations, universities,…
Author: New York Times
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Global Health to Launch Hub at UCSF With $20 Million Gift
Jaime Sepúlveda, who leads UCSF Global Health Sciences, discusses the impact of philanthropist Chuck Feeney’s $20 million gift on students, Mission Bay and health worldwide. Click here to watch a version of the video in Spanish. By Kristen Bole The University of California, San Francisco…
Author: University of California San Francisco
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Five $100,000 Purpose Prizes Awarded to Americans Making an Extraordinary Impact in their Encore Careers
2011 Winners Work to Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change, Help Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve the Lives of Orphans, Women and Children in China, Latin America SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize. Five social entrepreneurs over 60…
Author: Civic Ventures
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Highlight on 2010 MacArthur Fellow Drew Berry
Drew Berry is a biomedical animator whose scientifically accurate and aesthetically rich visualizations are elucidating cellular and molecular processes for a wide range of audiences. Trained as a cell biologist as well as in light and electron microscopy, Berry brings a rigorous scientific approach to…
Author: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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The Great Give Away
When you have as much money as Bill Gates, you have to work damn hard to get rid of it. At least if you want to disposeof it wisely. So in May the Microsoft founder, whose fortune is estimated at $53 billion (¤40 billion), was…
Author: Sunday Times