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Gates Foundation CEO: Just 0.5% of world billionaires’ wealth prevents 7 million deaths 

31 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has urged the world’s richest to give up more of their wealth to fight poverty, …

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Europe home to over 180,000 public benefit foundations worth €647.5 billion 

30 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Europe is home to 186,079 public benefit foundations across 24 countries, with a collective worth of €647.5 billion, according to …

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Google grants $4 million to fight misinformation in India

29 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Google has awarded a $4 million grant to the CyberPeace Foundation to help tackle misinformation in India.  The grant will help establish …

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World Economic Forum seeks $1 billion from corporate giving for climate

25 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

A new philanthropic initiative by the World Economic Forum (WEF) aims to nudge corporate foundations towards climate philanthropy by giving …

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New philanthropy leaders ‘falling short on emotional intelligence and humility’, says Philanthrocapitalism author 

24 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Philanthropists entering the sector are falling short on “emotional intelligence and humility,” while avoiding “the sort of high stakes risktaking …

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China amends charity law in crowdfunding crackdown

23 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

China has amended its charity law in a bid to clamp down to people using crowdfunding to pay for large …

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Meta accused of using philanthropy to influence universities  

18 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Tech giant Meta, owner of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, is using philanthropy to influence universities in the US.  …

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Austrian philanthropist sets up citizens council to redistribute her €25 million inheritance

17 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Austrian-German philanthropist Marlene Engelhorn inherited 25 million euros of inheritance money from her grandmother. Instead of keeping it, she is …

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Air pollution relegated to philanthropic margins, says Clean Air Fund

16 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

Improving air quality is relegated to just a tiny 0.1 per cent of total philanthropic funding, despite some 8.3 million …

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African public health gains traction with launch of several institutions  

15 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation is set to formally begin work this January, in what is shaping is up to …

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Newly appointed Wellcome Trust CEO kickstarts tenure

12 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The Wellcome Trust’s newly appointed CEO has begun his tenure. John-Arne Røttingen, a former ambassador for global health at the …

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Warren Buffett and Nike founder Phil Knight top 2023’s biggest donations list 

11 January 2024
Shafi Musaddique

The biggest charitable donations from the world’s wealthiest individuals and their foundations totalled over $3.5 billion in 2023.   According …