A grant of $5 million has been awarded to the Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) by the John Templeton Foundation to study and explore the motives behind philanthropy. SPI is a collaborative effort of three colleges: the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the University of Chicago, and Georgia State. SPI is a “research and outreach project that […]
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Lupus Foundation of America
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to researching, supporting, and solving the mystery of Lupus, an incredibly cruel and devastating disease. Also called systemic lupus erythematosus, it is an autoimmune disease that can affect many areas of the body. Despite the many suffers, the cause of lupus still isn’t known. […]
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Volunteer Fairs
One great way for companies to get employees more involved in philanthropy is to run volunteer fairs. By doing so, employees are given the chance to meet with representatives from multiple non-profit organizations in the community, find out about volunteer opportunities, and connect with one or more that they’d like to help. More and more […]
Recovery from Hurricane Sandy will take quite a long time, but with the help of organizations like Tommy Hilfiger beleaguered areas might stand a better chance. Within a day of hearing about the disaster in New York the organization’s CEO Gary Sheinbaum mobilized his team to bring clothing and donations to communities that needed it. […]
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A New Tradition: Giving Tuesday
This holiday season, businesses, individuals, and nonprofits are coming together to start a new tradition—that of Giving Tuesday. Every year, we give thanks on the fourth Thursday of November. Then, the following Friday and Monday we partake in Black Friday and Cyber Monday, bargain hunting and shopping for the holidays. But why not add a […]
Just as small businesses can greatly strengthen the local economy, so too can they have a huge impact on philanthropy in the community. Size isn’t all that matters when it comes to philanthropy, and small businesses are often passed up as potential investors because they’re perceived as too small to make a difference. But when […]
Every year, millions of people struggle to win the fight against blood cancer. DKMS is an organization that began with one girl’s heart-wrenching experience of watching her mother fight and lose that battle. Katharina Harf was just thirteen when her mother, Mechtild, was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Mechtild was told she could be saved by […]
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Buddhist Organization Donates $10m
Natural disasters are things that tend to bring out the very best and worst in people. For the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, alongside some other religious groups, it was a chance to let their colors shine and bestow some major goodwill on NYC. Tzu Chi has managed to raise $10 million, and they plan to […]
Andres Santo Domingo is one of those people who is a true philanthropist. A record label owner and New York socialite, both he and his wife Lauren Santo Domingo are heavily involved in the community in the city. The son of Colombian businessman Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo, Andres grew up in New York City, […]
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Donating During the Holidays
We’re once more in the middle of the holiday season, which brings joy to many of us, sorrow to some of us, and an excess of “stuff” to lots of Americans, who are expected to spend about $750 per person in the coming month. Altogether, holiday spending will be over $550 billion this year—and that’s […]