The MacArthur Foundation has chosen seven nonprofits for grants up to $1 million to recognize their success and future potential. The groups chosen for the 2014 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions — whose annual grants range from $750,000 to $1 million — are all previous recipients of the Chicago-based foundation’s largess. The work […]
In Forbes’ roundup of the most powerful, financially successful women on the planet, women in entertainment ruled. “The celebrities on Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Women are the entertainers and tastemakers who are inspiring change and driving conversation,” explains the financial resource for global leaders in business. Happily, its list of The World’s […]
Scarlett Johansson was appointed the global ambassador for Oxfam in 2007. The organization, founded in Oxford in 1942 as Famine Relief, felt Johansson would be a great fit and has continued to be their ambassador for the past seven years. In January, Johansson was appointed the brand ambassador for SodaStream, an Israeli company that produces […]
Alternatives in Action (AIA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping youth in the Bay Area realize their leadership potential. Founded in 1994 with the vision of bettering the quality of life for children and teens in the greater Bay Area, AIA has spent the last two decades empowering young people through educational and community-based […]
It’s awesome when celebrities as famous as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck can poke fun at themselves. It’s even better when they do it for charity. Hollywood’s favorite buddies recently got together to bicker onscreen to garner more attention for the fundraising start-up Omaze. According to The Fast Company, “The Oscar winners have teamed up […]
Earlier this month, Claremont McKenna College announced that Helen Keller International, an organization whose mission is to fight against preventable blindness globally, would be honored with the 2014 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership. The prize, named for Claremont McKenna alumna Henry Kravis, was established in 2006 to recognize an outstanding leader in the nonprofit […]
Beyoncé Knowles may be known around the world for her catchy songs, killer dance moves, and her husband Jay Z, but she is also a humanitarian on the side. She has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations such as the Kids Wish Network, Music Rising, Oxfam, Save The Music Foundation, The Lunchbox Fund, […]
The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) has recently announced grants totaling more than $1 million to help foster the public’s understanding of Muslim culture, through the arts. The DDFIA, a foundation supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, “announced grants totaling $1.6 million in support of arts-focused efforts to increase public understanding of […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have been named joint top US philanthropists for 2013. The recognition for the Zuckerberg couple came after their donation of Facebook shares to a Silicon Valley foundation, a donation worth more than $970 million. The donation of 18 million Facebook shares was the largest in the […]
While a lot of us may know in the back of our minds that a lot of the food or clothes we purchase may not be ethically made, a lot of us choose to forget it. Not everyone has money to donate or time to volunteer, but you can help make a change by paying […]
