In response to public outcry, Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit dedicated to empowering women has retracted a LeanIn.org posting made by an organization member for an unpaid internship. A status update from Jessica Bennet, who edited Sheryl Sandberg’s best selling book Lean In, asked for a highly organized individual with social and editorial experience. The status update […]
Baby boomers, or people born before 1946, are now the group that gives the largest share of donations to charities. A recent study has shown that they, and the previous generation, represent 70 percent of total giving. It could be that younger generations are finding it hard to get and keep good paying jobs. Those […]
Give to Colombia, a US-based nonprofit organization is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special event. The organization is known for their transparency and delivering targeted dollars toward Colombia’s biggest issues. According to the organization’s website, they “create, promote and facilitate alliances between international donors and Colombian grassroots organizations.” This year is the nonprofit’s tenth […]
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, […]
Shakira’s voice is on the radio every day all around the world. People recognize her picture on television ads and in magazines. She is truly world famous. However, she is not one of those people to let money go to her head. Shakira made a commitment to give back. In Columbia, where she is […]
Alicia Keys has a resounding voice and an even bigger heart. The songstress, who sang the national anthem at the January 2013 Super Bowl, has been huge in the world of philanthropy. Although she is known globally for her music, she is becoming known for her caring nature and desire to fight injustice. Keys has […]
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has reported that Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen was the fourth most charitable giver in 2012. The list is an impressive roundup of the nation’s wealthiest people, many of whom have famously committed to The Giving Pledge, an initiative started by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. Buffet lives up to his words […]
Renowned fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss had no idea what his newly acquired fame could do when he blogged about Heifer International in 2008. “I believe that deep down, people are good. I believe that most of us would go out of our way to take care of baby ducks,” he wrote that November. He goes […]
There are more than one billion impoverished kids in cities and towns around the world. Without access to decent schools, basic health support and financial stability, these children fall behind their peers. To help with this issue, in 1998, Michael and Susan Dell created the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Michael Dell founded the computer […]
In the late 1990’s, the Kellogg Foundation issued a challenge in Michigan called the Michigan Community Youth Foundations Project. The foundation would match 50% of funds raised by young people in order to create an endowment fund for community projects. Today, the fund created by teens is worth $40 million altogether and awards up to […]