Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, has been investigated for the conduct of the fundraising arm of his political campaign. The Campaign for One New York is currently being investigated by several entities, including the Joint Commission on Public Integrity (JCOPE). For the last year or so, the state ethics panel has been […]
This past weekend, the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leader in securing funds and conducting innovative research for Lyme disease in the U.S., held a 2-day event to raise money for research into the disease. Scientists, clinicians, notable people, and more than 300 philanthropists gathered for a benefit concert and dinner that raised over $815,000 […]
In 2014 alone, there were 5,466 reported cases of human trafficking in India. Especially in West Bengal and along the Bangladeshi border, young women are often lured with false promises of work or a good marriage, and are then sold into the sex industry or indentured servitude. Women in these areas are targeted because they […]
Several high-profile companies have committed themselves to donating generous funds to education to promote its quality, longevity—and, most importantly, its accessibility. Among these companies are private equity firm KKR, who have made significant contributions to schools through the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity programs, and Google, who is donating Chromebooks to incoming refugees to help them […]
When the United States Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality was the law of the land, many of us rejoiced. We’d been fighting for that goal for years after all, and it seemed like that victory would change everything. But it hasn’t. Since then, and especially in 2016, there has been a rash of harsh, […]
According to a survey conducted in October 2015, China now has more billionaires than the United States. That’s pretty impressive, especially for a “communist” country, but those billionaires haven’t really turned to philanthropy in any meaningful way. There are likely a number of reasons for this, from the fact that the existence of the ultra-rich […]
The Stern Undergraduate College at New York University has announced that it will use a generous donation of $1.8 million from the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation to create a new scholarship. The funds will support high-achieving, low-income students entering Stern for the fall 2016 semester. Students given the scholarship will be known as […]
Non-profit hospitals in New Jersey have been scrambling to “defend” themselves against the state government, after Morristown Medical Center as found to be operating for-profit in most of it’s center, and thus was subject to property taxes. Eventually, the two parties settled for $15.5 million, but a lot of other hospitals are worried that they’ll […]
The Make-A-Wish foundation is teaming up with video game publisher Activision and celebrities to create special, one-of-a-kind toys for the Skylanders SuperChargers video game. The celebrities include Ben Collins, formerly of Top Gear, Formula 1 driver Mac Chilton, French TV icon Joan Faggianelli, YouTube stars St3pny and TheKing77, and kite-surfing champion Gisela Pulido. Each of […]
According to recent surveys by Google Consumer Surveys and bankrate.com, 62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings, and 21% have no savings account to speak of. The data has raised some concerns among fundraisers as to the ability of people to donate to charitable causes, especially retired people. 4 out of 5 […]