Philanthropy Report - Legacy From The Heart

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For the entrepreneur and mental health advocate, a donor-advised fund has been a rewarding avenue to giving more effectively

Priscilla Chan's free school is shutting down operations amid anti-diversity rollbacks at her billionaire husband's enterprises.

Charity fraud is rife, and a Netflix series provides a timely warning about donating money to a good cause without looking into its background.

Foundation leaders say charitable organisations could be next in the firing line – but must ‘stand together’ to resist

Marc Benioff is considered one of the most flamboyant billionaires in the US. He wears loud Hawaiian shirts, gives interviews via text during massages and has been called one of the most “quotable” Silicon Valley bosses by The New York Times. Benioff, who…

Long-time advocate reflects on the role of foundations, how family offices can better handle philanthropy and the generational challenges to giving

Daffy believes removing the friction in charitable giving could open the floodgates for millions more dollars in donations per year. Giving money away has never been so easy—thanks to AI. Daffy, a platform that facilitates charitable giving, is rolling out a suite of new AI-powered tools that’s making it easier than ever to donate to charity. So easy, in fact, that a Daffy user can feel like a billionaire making a quick donation to their chosen charity without having to fill out forms, mail

If the cost of giving is less, Canadians will give more

“One of my core values has always been to whom much is given, much is expected,” the philanthropist tells PEOPLE

We asked readers where and how they give—and how the next generation might change the philanthropic landscape

Harry welcomed the inquiry, saying he expected "it will unveil the truth that collectively forced us to resign.”

Philanthropic gifts to American colleges totaled $61.5 billion in FY 2024, according to the newest annual report from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Morning. Today, we’re taking a look at the profound impact of funding cuts on cancer research under the Trump administration. Also, venture investors are pivoting away from gene therapies and leaning into faster-return areas like obesity and cancer.

As a federal grant freeze looms, many nonprofits focused on women, diversity and the environment may soon rely on philanthropic efforts to survive.

In the first days after the Oct.

Described by one First Nations-led organization as a ‘double-edged sword,’ a tax strategy involving charities is providing a windfall for new mining exploration in Canada

New research has found that Brits donate twice as much to charity than they think they do - with Gen Z and Millennials proving to be the most generous age groups

Hugo Burge died in 2023.

President Susan Itzkowitz talks about the company’s philanthropic ethos and giving back.

We are bombarded with messages that the world is deeply broken — that everything is wrong, and we should despair and be depressed and disgusted, while placing our confidence in leaders who promise to fix what is broken.

Financial experts say a recession could lower donating among the lower rungs of the 1%.

The promise of being charitable can translate into major tax savings. But is that always a good thing?