“Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and we see this every day in the work we do,” explained Tiger Woods in a brief interview about his philanthropic endeavors, ambitions and impact. We talked about the creation of his foundation …

Some retirees have expressed skepticism about the plan, but Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr said last month that early voting was running about 2-to-1 in favor of the grand bargain. Read a Chronicle of Philanthropy opinion column by foundation …

KU alumni Marion and Gracian Mariathasan founded Demetrio in 2012 and have tied it in with a philanthropic social media site called SoRewarding. Each bottle of Demetrio tequila has the name of the Mariathasans' importing company and Lawrence.

1. Engineering without the math. A colleague of mine once pointed out, to my great satisfaction, that as grantmakers we are in fact social engineers. I still feel the glow of this flattering assessment. A PRI here, a dab of cash there, and soon the …

Previously, MacMullan worked in philanthropy-related positions at Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School, according to the museum. When she was assistant vice president of Boston University's Global Leadership …

The year was 1999, and the Washington Business Journal was celebrating its 2nd annual Business Philanthropy Summit with then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the house. Clinton had helped WBJ Publisher Alex Orfinger launch the program in April …

Whether it's helping to teach a child how to read, feed D.C.'s homeless population for a day, or provide health care to someone who has gone fifteen years without, everyone has a moment in their philanthropic efforts that they are most proud of. Here …

Julian Robertson was once known as the "wizard of Wall Street," back when he ran the world's biggest hedge fund and was famous for placing very large (and winning) bets. Robertson is still something of a wizard, at least insofar as he practices big …

Benjamin Soskis, a fellow at George Mason University's Center for the Study of Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy and Policy, discusses a labor-backed activist group's recent report on the Walmart heirs' contributions to the Walton Family Foundation …