You want to donate to a charity, but you want to make sure that you’re a well-informed donor. So what questions do you ask of a charity before helping out? There are a few obvious choices, which should likely be the first questions you ask. What does the charity do? Who do they help? Are […]
Great news from the Art Institute of Chicago: it has received the largest philanthropic gift in their history a few weeks ago! According to the Chicago Tribune, a major private contemporary art collection with the value estimated at $400 million is being donated to the Art Institute of Chicago by local philanthropists Stefan Edlis and […]
If you could give one dollar of someone else’s money to a charity of your choosing each day, would you? The creators of Tinbox are confident that most people would, which is exactly why they started their charitable mobile app. The Paris-based startup Tinbox was founded in January of last year by a couple of […]
The Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership was established in 2006, to create a process to choose a worthy annual recipient. The organization looks to reward and praise worthy institutions that impact and inspire communities around the world. Endeavor’s mission statement is to help High-Impact Entrepreneurs unleash their potential by providing an unrivaled network […]
The Boston Globe weaves an amusing tale—New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft called Donna Smith Sharff the day before Thanksgiving. When he told her that he would like to make a $100,000 gift to the Children’s Room, she was in shock—probably because she didn’t know that Kraft was the billionaire owner of the successful NFL […]
Have you considered donating goods to charity instead of cash? It can be worthwhile, under the right circumstances, to donate clothes or household goods: you get rid of some clutter and help out a charity. Everybody wins. It’s not really that simple though, and like any charitable donation, giving physical goods requires some thought. Perhaps […]
Michael Bloomberg, widely recognized philanthropist and former New York mayor, believes that modern philanthropists should work with governments to encourage them to experiment and take risks they couldn’t or wouldn’t take on their own. Bloomberg writes “Some still see philanthropy as an alternative to government. I see it as a way to embolden government.” Bloomberg […]
When it comes to providing technology and developing infrastructure to developing countries, few organizations come close to the scale of NetHope. Under the leadership of organizers including director Cory Eaves of General Atlantic, NetHope brings together 42 humanitarian organizations from around the world to provide communication and technology to the areas most in need. NetHope […]
Extraordinary people often make the best philanthropists, and that appears to be the case for Tim Cook. Cook, Apple’s CEO, plans to give away his wealth to philanthropic projects. As Apple’s CEO, Cook has accrued hundreds of millions of dollars, the vast majority of which he will donate to others. Cook was close with Jobs […]
On Tuesday, LeBron James accepted an award of honor from the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce. The H. Peter Burg Leadership Award was presented to Mr. James in recognition of his leadership and many philanthropic efforts in the city of Akron. James began his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. In 2010, he […]
