Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits
Americans aren’t getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic –...
Kayla de la Haye, University of Southern California
The number of Americans who can’t get enough food is rising from already troubling levels during the...
US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020
Abhishek Bhati, Bowling Green State University
CC BY-SASome 35 million Americans gave a total of US$2.5 billon on Giving Tuesday to causes of all kinds,...
5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic...
Elizabeth J. Dale, Seattle University
The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Dec. 15 that she had given almost US$4.2 billion to hundreds of...
A hospital that prescribes free nutritious food to families who need...
Diana Cuy Castellanos, University of Dayton
Being food-insecure – unable to get enough nutritious food to meet your needs – can take a toll on...
Opportunities to practice real-life philanthropy bring academic benefits
Kajsa Larson, Northern Kentucky University and Mark A. Neikirk, Northern Kentucky University
A crisis shelter for battered women. A nonprofit that provides wigs and makeup...
The pitfalls of hospitals seeking donations from their rich patients
Sara Konrath, IUPUI and Reshma Jagsi, University of Michigan
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How a government-linked foundation could speed the spread of new clean-energy...
David M. Hart, George Mason University
To address climate change over the coming decades, all nations will need to transition to energy resources that emit...
Why Steve Bannon faces fraud charges: 4 questions answered
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, University of Notre Dame
Editor’s note: Federal prosecutors in New York have arrested former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon and three other...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
