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Philanthropy and the Millennium Development Goals

Bradford Smith and Foundation Center 3 October 2013

New York has been abuzz this week with the reconvening of the United Nations General Assembly and the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in the streets, cafes and restaurants you can hear people from all …


Alleviating global poverty: can charity and philanthropy do more?

1 Neelam Makhijani 16 September 2013

Last week I took part in a panel discussion on the role of charities in alleviating global poverty, held to coincide with the UN’s first International Day of Charity. As moderator Matthew Bishop, chief of …


In the fight over big vs. small government, philanthropy has forgotten the poor

William Schambra 27 March 2013

Philanthropy’s standing with the policymakers in Washington, DC, has reached an all-time low. A prime reason foundations have earned that status is that they have lost sight of their primary obligation to support the poor. …

My annual letter: accelerating impact through measurement

1 Bill Gates 30 January 2013

Today I’ll be sending out my annual letter. It’s the fifth one I’ve written and I look forward to sharing what we’ve learned in our work at the foundation and how that learning will be …

‘It’s our turn to eat’: reflections from the AGN

Andrew Kingman 5 November 2012

The opening plenary of day two of the African Grantmakers Network Assembly, held 29 October to 2 November in Johannesburg, South Africa, focused on youth – or, more specifically, on the relationship between elders and …

Progress with first MDG and fall in extreme poverty rates masks other areas of concern

Alliance magazine 9 March 2012

The percentage of people living on less than $1.25 a day declined in all countries of the developing world between 2005 and 2008, according to estimates released late last month by the World Bank. South …

Can today’s philanthropy support the organizations of the very poor?

Caroline Hartnell 25 November 2009

When I read in this week’s Weekly Planet newsletter from Grantmakers Without Borders the heading ‘Many Grantmakers Worry Too Much About Risk’, I knew this was an article I wanted to read. Discovering that this …