Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026 12:50PM
LONDON — Andy Murray says he will donate 50 pounds ($78) for every ace he hits from now until the end of the year to help the cause of refugees. Murray, who is playi... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Associated Press
WASHINGTON — To President Barack Obama, women of the civil rights movement were “the thinkers and the doers” whose toil and sacrifice benefited everyone in the coun... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Darlene Superville
In his first major philanthropic move, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced five years ago this week that he was donating $100 million to improve the schools of str... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. — When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show five years ago this week to announce a $100 million donation to remake education in Newark, it was presented as an effort to make a str... FULL STORY >>
Resources: By Geoff Mulvihill
Charities that reach beneficiaries directly are a rising trend worldwide, especially in developed countries like the USA. What’s different about this approach? First, it’s transparent and allows you to track all the way t... FULL STORY >>
Resources: USA
A multi-millionaire who gave away his fortune to set up a cancer charity split up with his wife of 30 years after falling out over his philanthropy. Brian Burnie, a petrochemicals and recruitment entrepreneur, sold off his... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Elliot Pinkham
Amidst all the hoopla of the “resilience” of New Orleans ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation has done yeoman work to present a more balanced picture. It’s not the all-too-typical resp... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Facing South (Institute for Southern Studies)
Several NPQ newswires have covered the phenomenon of giving circles, including some designed to fund specific causes. Giving circles are a type of group philanthropy where individuals gather to donate money or time to a poole... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Baltimore Sun
It probably won’t happen at Gillette Stadium for the opening of the NFL regular season when the Patriots take on the Steelers, nor during the games this weekend. In Europe, there is a different kind of sports philanthropy g... FULL STORY >>
Resources: New York Times
Stories about foundations serving rural America don’t often make it to the front page—or anywhere else for that matter—in national and regional newspapers. People living and working in rural America, however, know what ... FULL STORY >>
Resources: nonprofitquarterly
