Tag: philanthropy
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Podcast Episode 22: Evolving Our Research Approach for Greater Impact
GiveWell is often thought of for its Top Charities, but over the last several years, we’ve been substantially broadening our work. We’ve developed new ways to identify potential grantees, funded research to fill gaps in our understanding, and explored new program areas where we believe cost-effective opportunities exist but other funders aren’t investing. This increased…
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NC Children’s hospital receives $25 million for youth mental health
The award from Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Consolidated will back the development of facilities that will provide comprehensive care to address the medical, emotional, and psychological needs and social well-being of children and their families across North Carolina…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Hackensack medical school receives $10 million for scholarships
The gift from Helena Theurer will fund four annual $100,000 scholarships for medical students at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey to help address the ongoing national physician shortage…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gates Foundation announces $9 billion budget, plans to cut staff
The Seattle-based foundation plans to spend $9 billion in 2026, allocating 70 percent of its budget to advance efforts focused on global health, and plans to cut as many as 500 staff positions over the next five years…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Mott Foundation pledges to disburse $2 billion in next decade
In the coming decade, the foundation plans to award up to $370 million to boost education in its hometown of Flint, Michigan—including $100 million for school facilities—and $200 million in support of national youth engagement…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Rotary International receives $50 million from Ravishankar Dakoju
The commitment from the Indian real estate developer and his wife, Paola—both longtime Rotarians—follows a $14.7 million gift in 2018 to the global humanitarian and philanthropic network…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Funders back program for school principal training in Permian Basin
Awards to the Holdsworth Center include $2.1 million from the Scharbauer Foundation, $100,000 from the Still Water Foundation, and $2.7 million from the Permian Strategic Partnership to help train 100 principals in 42 school districts across Texas and southeast New Mexico…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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FHLB Atlanta awards $11.7 million for affordable housing projects
The 32 grants of up to $500,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta will help wrap up projects to create or preserve more than 1,900 affordable housing units across the American southeast…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lake Chelan Community Center achieves $2 million match challenge
Launched in early October, the matching effort received 154 gifts from 142 individuals, families, and organizations…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Pivotal Philanthropies receives $7.9 billion from Gates Foundation
The payment, part of the $12.5 billion agreement in the divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, boosts Pivotal Philanthropies among the country’s largest private foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Three Misconceptions Impeding More Action from FundersPhil Buchanan President, CEP
Editor’s note: This is the first in what will be a monthly blog column by CEP President Phil Buchanan in 2026. His posts will generally run on the second Tuesday […] The post Three Misconceptions Impeding More Action from FundersPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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United Way of Central Florida awards over $5 million in three counties
UWCF approved a 5.5 percent year-over-year increase in funding to 55 programs in Polk and Hardee counties and 14 in Highlands County, affecting more than 180,000 people in the tri-county area…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gates, in annual letter, strikes optimistic note as challenges mount
The letter from the co-founder and chair of the Gates Foundation focuses on key areas where AI and related technologies alongside reaffirmed commitments will vastly improve people’s lives around the world, while cautioning that failure to act will have devastating effects in the near future…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bloch Foundation awards $20 million to Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The award from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation will fund extensive renovations to the Kansas City, Missouri, museum’s 20-year-old glass-pavilioned Bloch Building. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Rutgers receives $1.5 million for Alzheimer's research program
The award from the Norman and Mary Pattiz Foundation to the New Jersey university’s Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center will fund the training of physician-scientists to help accelerate discoveries and new treatments for dementia…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Glen Taylor commits $100 million to southern Minnesota philanthropy
The transfer of land and securities to the Taylor Family Farms Foundation will add to the $173 million contributed in 2023 and enable the Mankato-based philanthropy to better fund its regional community partners in rural southern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Podcast Episode 21: Testing Our Assumptions through Local Insights
GiveWell has built its reputation on rigorous research—analyzing randomized controlled trials, building cost-effectiveness models, and reviewing monitoring data to identify cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives. In an effort to supplement this desk research and make better decisions, we’ve been working to gather more information directly from the people who live and work in…