Philanthropy

Pan-Mass Challenge raises $75 million in 2024, topping $1 billion for cancer research since 1980

This year’s Pan-Mass Challenge raised $75 million for cancer research and treatment, putting the cross-state charity bicycle ride over the $1 billion mark since 1980.

Q&A: ‘Love, Actually’ filmmaker Richard Curtis on charity, the Oscars and the state of rom-coms

AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides

Home Depot’s co-founder and billionaire philanthropist dies at 95

Democratic Reps. Amo and Magaziner win reelection in Rhode Island

Israel is ‘nowhere close’ to meeting U.S.-set aid goals, say Gaza charities

Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organisations said Tuesday. The Biden administration last month called on Israel to “surge” more food and other emergency aid into the Palestinian territory, giving it a 30-day deadline that expires Tuesday. The AP’s Joe Federman explains.

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MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

Online video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture.

World may be merely scratching the surface on the scope of climate-changing methane emissions

The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near fully documented and what is known is “only scratching the surface” according to the CEO of one the companies that tracks methane with its own satellites.

Biden hosts formal ceremony to celebrate federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions

President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to increase funding for Hispanic-serving institutions.

AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of $1,000 on Friday.

What is GivingTuesday? The annual day of charitable giving is coming up

Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S.

GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving. A Meta partnership and new tools will test that

New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations.

TikTok’s ‘kindness’ influencers are controversial for their good deeds

A wave of influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have started specializing in a trend they call “kindness content,” which usually entails recording a charitable act like giving money or goods to strangers in need.

Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner

Trump will trade the rally stage for comedy as he headlines the annual Al Smith charity dinner, where he delivered a notably nasty speech eight years ago.

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches its largest Mayors Challenge ever to inspire city leaders globally

To support more innovative ideas from cities around the world, Michael R. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wednesday announced the largest Mayors Challenge ever.

Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its donor network around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.

Changing OpenAI’s nonprofit structure could have big consequences

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion.

Documents show OpenAI’s long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Back in 2016, the artificial intelligence maker OpenAI had just incorporated as a nonprofit and applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status.

Melinda French Gates will give $250M to women’s health groups globally through a new open call

Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to apply for funding.

National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale

The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and adapt it for Appalachian Kentucky and beyond.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots

OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots.

Who are the 2024 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?

The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists and storytellers

The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past.

Late payments to nonprofits hamper California’s fight against homelessness

California’s homeless service providers have a problem: They aren’t getting paid on time, and it’s making it even harder for them to get people off the street.

How to help those affected by Hurricane Helene

The full impact of Hurricane Helene won’t be known for weeks, but groups from both the public and private sector are mobilizing efforts to help those affected by the Category 4 storm that has killed at least 120 people and already caused billions in damage.

A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving

A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1.

Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency

The CEO of activism organization Global Citizen says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world.

Humanitarians enlist entertainers and creators to reach impassioned youth during United Nations week

Humanitarians are enlisting entertainers and creators to reach impassioned youth during climate week events that coincide with the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level meetings.

Civil society groups nudge and cajole world leaders from the sidelines of United Nations week

Every September, a crush of events unfold on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual high-level meetings of world leaders in New York.

Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa

Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities.

OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was deemed to have been “poorly governed” with “inadequate financial management.”

The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

Over 2,000 participants from over 80 countries descended on New York this week for the Clinton Global Initiative.

Prince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth

Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative.

Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Donald Trump has confirmed he’ll be the sole featured speaker at this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York.

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative

First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States.