Philanthropy Roundtable announced that nominations are open for its annual Simon-DeVos Prize, which recognizes philanthropic excellence and aims to inspire more Americans to sustain our nation’s rich tradition of charitable giving.
Ralston College, a new, liberal arts institution based in Savannah, Georgia, seeks to educate students in the liberal arts tradition — and to challenge the status quo in higher education.
Donors should be aware they are not required to provide demographic information to charities, and in fact, they have the right to anonymity if they desire it.
The organization’s pilot exchange last summer sent 20 students between Palo Alto, California; Wellesley, Massachusetts; Lake Charles, Louisiana and Kilgore, Texas.
As the nation celebrates Black History Month, Philanthropy Roundtable profiles three Black entrepreneurs and philanthropists who helped fund the fight for abolition: James Forten, Thomy Lafon and Mary Ellen Pleasant.
Last month, students, parents, teachers and organizations celebrated School Choice Week, shining a light on the importance of choice in education. Philanthropy Roundtable is continuing that conversation by recognizing the work Read more…
When the pandemic hit in March of 2020, Americans needed access to quality health care more than ever before. And fast. States sprang into action to make it as easy as possible to get care, lifting many government barriers in the process.
Thanks to the Kissel case, the state will no longer enforce the challenged rules and will publish a notice on its website to inform fundraisers they are not subject to these burdens.
Less than a year after the Gates Foundation announced it was considering enlarging its board of three (Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffet), the names of the new Read more…
While some institutions ask philanthropists to sign a morals clause that could permit removal of the donor’s name from a property if a future scandal were to arise, there is no such agreement in this case. Florino says she doesn’t find the absence of this clause unusual.
These three entertainers were motivated by personal reasons during their lifetimes to donate to causes that helped their communities.
Today Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) introduced the so-called ACE Act which would restrict charitable giving, ultimately reducing the funds available to U.S. charities and the most vulnerable who benefit from them.