Lagos, Nigeria is full of trash. There is so much that it spills into the streets and makes living conditions hazardous. These kinds of conditions can increase flooding, stress and spread disease. Bilikiss Adebiyi noticed this and vowed to change things. Her plan was to tackle the lack of waste management and promote local environmentalism […]
Katharine McPhee and the Ronald McDonald House just recently announced a benefit concert for the Buffalo, NY location. Tickets for the charity concert go on sale on August 16th and will take place on November 24th at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo. The event is in commemoration for […]
The owner and chairman of the Washington Post Company, Donald Graham, is getting ready for a major re-branding and shift in business. Graham announced recently that he would be selling his newspaper, The Washington Post, to a different kind of Washingtonian, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com. Graham’s company will be renamed after the sale take place […]
Social Enterprise Causora launched its first crowd funding campaign earlier this month. The Causora site, which went live in March this year, was created as a way to provide incentives for people to give more charity by rewarding them with gift cards. The crowdfunding platform now allows nonprofits to create a campaign for direct donations. […]
Imagine a life where you can’t kick a ball or run in a grassy field. Imagine being shunned because of your physical appearance. These are the things Dr. Ashok Banskota aims to change. Through his selfless work in a remote Nepalese village, children are getting a shot at a new life. Though he is locally […]
Shakira is known around the world for having one heck of a pair of lungs. The girl can sing. Yet, she is has also branched out into another field of work. She has committed to deliver world-class education to the children in her native Columbia and beyond. She employs the use of “philanthrocapitalism” which is […]
Nationally syndicated radio personality Kidd Kraddick died at the age of 53 this week at a charity golf event for his foundation in New Orleans. Kraddick founded his charity Kidd’s Kids over twenty years ago, which raises money to send terminally ill children on a fully funded vacation to Disney World or other similar theme […]
One of American Express’s recent videos in their Passion Project campaign features the story of how Scott Harrison started charity:water. Living the life of a nightclub promoter, Scott was unhappy and felt like he needed to do something more. After learning about the need for clean water around the world, Harrison decided he wanted to […]
NYCHA named Margarita Lopez to a new role this month: Executive Vice President for Community Programs and Development. Ms. Lopez, who previously served as a NYCHA board member and environmental coordinator, will now report to General Manager Cecil House. Though her title has changed, her role will remain much the same within the authority. She […]
Several recent reports and surveys have indicated that Muslims are more charitable than Jews, Christians and Atheists. According to ICM research in the United Kingdom, while over 30% of religious people gave to charity, Muslims gave an average $567, Jews gave $412, Protestants donated $308 and Roman Catholics only averaged $272 in charitable donations. Atheists, […]