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 […]
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 […]
The Easter Seals Blake Foundation (ESBF) has been on a mission to spread help, hope and answers to its Southern Arizona community for more than six decades. Originally formed in 1950 as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona, the ESBF has since expanded its services to provide a deeper community impact. Over time, the […]
In the last few years, the world of philanthropy has seen a major influx of “incubators” – businesses that operate for the sole purpose of helping other nonprofits or entrepreneurs find success in their fields. These incubators have been in business with for-profit companies for a while, but only more recently have there been incubators […]
Earlier this month, Forbes introduced its “30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs, Class of 2014,” a group of young, inspirational, and driven humanitarians. Forbes calls theses leading social entrepreneurs an “elite group [with] conviction and talent, as well as a proven business model for bettering the world,” and expressed the difficulty in narrowing down hundreds of […]
Gaming isn’t generally thought of something someone does for the good of others – that isn’t always the case though. Bachir Boumaaza, known online as Athene, is a Belgian YouTube personality and social activist. Boumaaza recognized that there are people in the world who need his help, and he wanted to give back. He put […]
On April 16th, 2013, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, an organization created to support victims and families of the tragic Boston Marathon bombing. After the horrific events of Marathon Monday, Boston famously united as one community to support those most affected by the […]
The Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, was created in 1972, a formation of the world’s leading professional tennis players into one association. With the unifying goal of “changing the game for the better,” the group established a computer ranking system to accurately analyze players’ performances and determine tournament entries. Today, that ranking system is the […]
Whatever your opinion might be of Mark Zuckerberg after the release of the Hollywoodized story of Facebook’s birth, there can be no question that he’s put a lot of his wealth into good causes. The founder of the world’s largest social media website and his wife donated 18 million shares of Facebook to charity both […]
Eli and Edythe Broad are lovers of art and culture, and are dedicated to social responsibility and to helping others in need. The husband and wife duo are lifelong philanthropists, with a net worth in the billions. By 2012, the Broads had given $3.5 billion to charities that benefit education, the arts, science, and the […]