Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Education|Lifestyle

Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationally

Brilliant Detroit, the early childhood education nonprofit that supports children in underserved communities “from belly to 8,” plans to expand its unique neighborhood-based holistic model beyond The Motor City

Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationally
Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year's Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting

Prince Harry, actor Matt Damon, and World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres are set to speak at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on Sept. 23 and 24, the Clinton Foundation announced Thursday

Prince Harry and Matt Damon set to address this year's Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting
Entertainment|News

Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people

Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 28, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world’s pressing problems

Post Malone and Doja Cat to headline Global Citizen Festival to mobilize young people
Business|Entertainment

George and Amal Clooney's foundation names 2 new co-CEOs to lead the legal services nonprofit

The Clooney Foundation for Justice, established by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney, announced the a new leadership team Tuesday that the Clooneys say will lead the global legal services nonprofit through its “next chapter of growth.”

George and Amal Clooney's foundation names 2 new co-CEOs to lead the legal services nonprofit
Business|Entertainment

Charlize Theron encourages people to find ways to help through philanthropy at Town & Country summit

Charlize Theron remembers the moment her role in philanthropy clicked into place

Charlize Theron encourages people to find ways to help through philanthropy at Town & Country summit
Business|Entertainment|Health

Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving's 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital

Actress and activist Marlo Thomas is proud that this year St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's Thanks and Giving campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary and passes the fundraising milestone of $1 billion to support the hospital’s efforts to provide free medical care to children with cancer

Marlo Thomas celebrates Thanks and Giving's 20th year and $1 billion raised for St. Jude hospital
Entertainment|Health

Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Clinton Global Initiative

Actor and philanthropist Michael J

Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Clinton Global Initiative
Lifestyle|Sports

NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

NBA great Dwyane Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth

NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth
Education|Entertainment|Technology

4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover

The National 4-H Council is growing in a new direction – online – by launching its e-learning platform Clover with a collaboration with Netflix and its new movie “Spy Kids: Armageddon.”

4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover
Economy|Education|News

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report

White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid released Thursday

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report
Education|Entertainment|News|Opinion|World

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative aimed at reducing polarization while encouraging people to work together to find solutions they can all support

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances
Business|News|World

Aid organizations suspend operations in Gaza after World Central Kitchen workers' deaths

Several humanitarian aid organizations have suspended operations in Gaza after an Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers

Aid organizations suspend operations in Gaza after World Central Kitchen workers' deaths
Business|News

Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023

Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2024, up more than 5% at a time when donations are generally dropping

Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023
Business|News|Political

Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages

Silent Donor is flourishing just as the privacy debate for contributors heats up, especially for those using donor-advised funds to anonymously give to their favorite, and sometimes controversial, causes while also getting a tax break

Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

Airbnb has donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund
Business|News|Technology

Cellebrite donates AI investigative tools to nonprofits to help find missing children faster

Cellebrite DI, Ltd

Cellebrite donates AI investigative tools to nonprofits to help find missing children faster
Business|Entertainment|News|World

The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art

Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war

The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art
Business|Education|News|World

University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work

Shai Reshef, president and founder of the online, tuition-free University of the People, and Arizona State University professor and researcher Michelene Chi, who has developed a framework to improve how students learn, are the 2023 winners of The Yidan Prize, the biggest award in education

University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work
News|Political|World

Clinton Global Initiative will launch network to provide new humanitarian aid to Ukrainians

Pope Francis urged all people to do their part to address the world’s problems, especially climate change and the care of children, to open The Clinton Global Initiative Monday in New York in a talk with former President Bill Clinton

Clinton Global Initiative will launch network to provide new humanitarian aid to Ukrainians
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy

Rita Moreno says it was always in her nature to be generous – to hold doors for people and help lighten a mother’s load if she was struggling with shopping bags and children

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy
Arts|News|World

King Charles' longtime charity celebrates new name and US expansion at New York gala

The King’s Trust has celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s long-running charity The Prince’s Trust

King Charles' longtime charity celebrates new name and US expansion at New York gala

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