Philanthropy

Business News

'Unexpected Funding': Paychex's Founder Donates $85 Million to 41 Nonprofits. Here's Where the Money Is Going.

Paychex founder Tom Golisano has given half a billion dollars to philanthropic causes this year alone.

Entrepreneurs

Weaving Dreams: How Maywand Jabarkhyl Is Leading Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin Zayed Initiative's Global Social Impact Endeavors

The Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin Zayed Initiative has helped over two million low-income Afghans so far–and CEO Maywand Jabarkhyl hopes to extend similar sustainable impact to other socioeconomically affected nations as well.

Business News

Melinda French Gates Announces Open Call for $250 Million Fund. Here's Who Can Apply.

The fund is part of French Gates's $1 billion philanthropic plan.

Business News

Craigslist's 71-Year-Old Founder Is Donating $100 Million to Cybersecurity. Here's Why.

Craig Newmark's giving philosophy comes from a concept that means "repairing the world."

Business News

Melinda French Gates Says This Mindset Hack Helped Her Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Melinda French Gates said she faced (and conquered) imposter syndrome while working at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Here's how.

Business News

Lauren Sánchez Says This Is the One Thing 'People Don't Really Know' About Her Fiancé Jeff Bezos

Sánchez was interviewed by her longtime friend, actor and producer Eva Longoria.

Business News

Melinda French Gates Reveals Her Next Move After Leaving Gates Foundation: 'Set Your Own Agenda or Someone Else Will Set It For You'

French Gates announced that she is donating $1 billion over the next two years.

Starting a Business

'Wait, I Have to Pay to Donate to You?' How Nonprofits Are Flipping the Script With 'For Profit' Strategies to 10X Their Impact

Spiraling donations and outdated dogmas around fundraising and operating costs have left many charities struggling to stay afloat. Some are trying new strategies to make money.

Business News

Melinda French Gates Resigns as Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

French Gates announced her resignation on social media on Monday.

Leadership

A Decade In Review: Badr Jafar, CEO, Crescent Enterprises

"As Socrates said, 'I know one thing: that I know nothing.' The more you grow as a person, the more this philosophy resonates."

Starting a Business

Muna Al Gurg Launches Meem Foundation To Create Sustainable Change In The Lives Of Women And Girls In The MENA

"Our approach is to find innovative entrepreneurial solutions to gender inequality, and be transparent about what works and what doesn't."

Business News

Priscilla Chan Says the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Is Now a 'Science-Focused Philanthropy' as Its COO Leaves

CZI is one of the biggest and best-funded philanthropies in the world.

Finance

Prince Khaled Bin Alwaleed Highlights His Impact Investing Journey At Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2023

The conversation also saw Prince Khaled share insights on food technology's important role in the climate crisis, as well as the wider investment landscape of climate financing.

Growth Strategies

Hari Krishna Exports Founder Savji Dholakia On How Philanthropy Can be Geared Towards Climate Change

A conversation with Padma Shri laureate Savji Dholakia, the founder of the multi-generation family business, Hari Krishna Exports, on increasing access to water in rural India