A paradox exists in philanthropy. Tech entrepreneurs believe their charitable giving is bolder, bigger and more data-driven, but these philanthropists are no more interested in radical change than their more conservative predecessors.
Climate change, inequality and a broken criminal justice system are the issues du jour, and are also, increasingly, the focus of some of the nation’s largest philanthropies.
Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co-president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change.
The first three PFS Construction Loans were made with support from Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust, and support the construction of projects in New York, Illinois and Salt Lake County.
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.
Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they engaged in a "fraudulent charitable solicitation scheme" related to used clothing collection boxes that drove more than $10 million into the coffers of a Yonkers...
The National League of Cities is launching a new initiative in partnership with MetLife Foundation to help cities promote financial inclusion for their residents.
It's been a good year for green philanthropy -- the world has now set aside more than 1 million square miles of highly protected ocean in 2015 alone, more than any other year before it.
Preliminary findings from innovative research into youth employment behaviors in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25, find that young people go to extraordinary lengths to achieve livelihoods.