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Air pollution relegated to philanthropic margins, says Clean Air Fund
Improving air quality is relegated to just a tiny 0.1 per cent of total philanthropic funding, despite some 8.3 million deaths attributed to air pollution globally in what has been described as “one of the …
“Fundamental rights under attack” with US discrimination lawsuit
Progressive philanthropic groups the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have described a US lawsuit, in which a foundation providing support to black women entrepreneurs is accused of being racially discriminatory by nature, as an …
Cardano Foundation teams up with Brazil state-owned oil giant for blockchain education
The Cardano Foundation has announced a partnership with Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company, to provide blockchain education and explore the use of the technology, that underpins cryptocurrency, in the energy sector. The non-profit foundation, based in …
Singapore relaxes rules for foundations to boost philanthropy
Singapore is loosening rules for private and community foundations, allowing them to go beyond the remit of giving grants. A new set of rules, called the Guidance on Regulation of Grantmakers, foundations will be …
Philea’s European Manifesto calls for a ‘philanthropy single market’
Philanthropy Europe Association (also known as Philea) has called for the establishment of a single market for philanthropy that it says could unlock potential billions of euros worth of grants and incentives. Published in its …
LGBTQI issues chronically underfunded despite UK government pledge
LGBTQI issues face chronically underfunding from both government and wider philanthropic institutions with ‘very few in the philanthropy sector [are] aware of how underfunded the LGBTQI movement is’. That’s according to new research commissioned by …
COP28: Philanthropy forum hails ‘paradigm shift’, critics dismay at ‘new Davos’
Philanthropy’s role in discussions at COP28 represents a “paradigm shift” that could have a “multiplier effect” on accelerating climate solutions, according to Badr Jafar, chair of the COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum. Business and …
World’s top 12 billionaires emit emissions equivalent to 2 million homes
The world’s top twelve billionaires emit emissions equivalent to 2.1 million homes, through the use of private transport and financial investments. According to an investigation by Oxfam published by the Guardian, some 17 million tones …
Mackenzie Scott’s large, unrestricted donations down from 2020, but continues to transform philanthropy
A three-year study released by the Centre for Effective Philanthropy examining the impact of unrestricted donations from major US philanthropist Mackenzie Scott says her giving has had a transformative effect, despite the size of her …
Nigerian philanthropy totalling half a billion in last five years
Nigerian philanthropists have given a total of $434.17 million in the last five years, according to a report published by the African Philanthropy Forum (AFP). Philanthropic donations ranged from a low of $922, to as …
