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April 7, 2021 at 9:58 am

Red Nose Day shifts to year-round fundraising amid pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — What happened to Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day 2020, like so many philanthropic campaigns during the pandemic, was no laughing matter....

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FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2018 file photo, Author and CEO of the Robin Hood foundation, Wes Moore, answers questions during a question and answer session during The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers Series at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Mich. The CEOs of Starbucks and Goldman Sachs will join leaders from philanthropy and academia in a new initiative to address the racial wealth gap in the United States. The initiative is called NinetyToZero, so-named for the roughly 90% wealth gap between white and Black Americans.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) MIBEN201 MIBEN201

April 6, 2021 at 7:25 am

Starbucks, other businesses and philanthropy unite to fight racial wealth gap

The CEOs of Starbucks and Goldman Sachs will join leaders from philanthropy and academia in a new initiative called NinetyToZero to address the racial wealth...

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March 29, 2021 at 7:51 am

A key to bridging the political divide: Sit down and talk?

One Small Step is among a growing number of nonprofit initiatives whose aim is to narrow America's increasingly toxic political divide. Arguing is healthy, says...

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March 25, 2021 at 10:15 am

Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits

NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial...

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FILE – Melinda Gates attends a meeting at the G-7 Finance in Chantilly, north of Paris, on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file) NYPS207 NYPS207

March 17, 2021 at 12:51 pm

Melinda Gates says philanthropy, government work best united

Philanthropy is in a unique position to speed global change, but government action is necessary to implement it, said Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill...

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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Bezos spoke about Amazons sustainability efforts a day before workers around the world, including more than 1,000 of his own employees, are scheduled to walk out to spotlight climate change. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

March 9, 2021 at 4:24 pm

Bezos plans to spend $10 billion by 2030 on climate change

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the $10 billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund’s new CEO said. Andrew...

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March 3, 2021 at 6:56 am

Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy

NEW YORK (AP) — More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by...

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February 25, 2021 at 7:38 am

Debate amid pandemic: Should foundations have to give more?

NEW YORK (AP) — The viral pandemic wiped out jobs and businesses and left many U.S. families unable to afford food. It also caused a...

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February 17, 2021 at 5:31 am

Fidelity Charitable: Record-high donations fell shy of need

Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grant maker, has reported a banner 2020, with donations surging 24% from 2019 to $9.1 billion — by far the...

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February 9, 2021 at 3:25 pm

United Way Worldwide CEO Gallagher resigns amid turmoil

Brian A. Gallagher, who has led United Way Worldwide, the world’s largest privately funded nonprofit since 2009, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid claims that...

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