The strategic philanthropy foundation, Dasra, has announced an $800,000 grant to six organisations aimed at building an ecosystem for impact investing in India. The idea is to help individuals and...
A report in the Arab News says that Saudi Arabia lags behind other rich nations in its charitable and philanthropic work and lacks expertise. It calls for...
Since February, the Gates Foundation has been encouraging non-US citizens to sign the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away the majority of a person’s wealth. So far, twelve have...
A study has analysed levels of philanthropic freedom in 13 countries across the world. Philanthropic Freedom: A Pilot Study aims to help countries identify policy changes that will encourage...
A growing trend of impact-focused investors is emerging from developing countries, according to the recent Global Philanthropy Forum, held in California, USA. Between 2002 and 2013, the GDP of...
We bring you a round-up of corporate social responsibility activities across the world, from tackling obesity in over 200 countries to empowering women entrepreneurs in Asia.
Nine new people have signed The Giving Pledge ‑ the philanthropic effort initiated three years ago by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, where individuals promise to devote...
Migrants are boosting donations for UK charities thanks to a “remittance culture,” say academics who found that families sending money abroad were more likely to give to British charities than other UK...
A philanthropic Canadian couple made the largest single gift in University of Calgary history on 12th April to create a new institute to enable the university to take the lead...