Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest plans to give away almost all of his fortune before he dies, according to a report in The Australian newspaper.
Speaking at the Diggers and Dealers conference in...
Former US President Bill Clinton has announced new philanthropy projects in Africa and Latin America.
Clinton made his annual trip to Africa, to meet with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries of the...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will donate $375m (£187.5m) to a global effort to stop smoking.
Bloomberg founded the Bloomberg Initiative...
Retired Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to use the proceeds of a testimonial match to build ten schools in southern Africa.
The schools will each cost between £20,000 and...
A report on the US donor advisory field by the Human Interaction Research Institute describes it as a “fast growing cottage industry which has...
Prince Harry is helping to refurbish the only school for mentally handicapped children in Lesotho.
The prince’s charity, Sentebale, is supporting the project at the Thuso E...
Heightened interest in the environment is driving an increase in green investment by the wealthy, according to a recent report.
The World Wealth Report,...
Americans donated $306.4 bn to charity in 2007, up 1% from last year and exceeding $300 bn for the first time, Giving USA reported in...
Over 60% of New Zealanders donate money or goods, and over 33% volunteer, according to a new report.
Commissioned by the Office for the Community Voluntary Sector, the report, How do...
In a lecture in London this week hosted by the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai called on UK foundations to support...