Some of that money has been given directly to organizations, but a considerable portion has been doled out to philanthropy courses at 30 colleges and universities across the U.S. Each class gets $10,000 of Buffett's money to spend on the charitable …

The Conference of Southwest Foundations (CSF) was awarded a $45,750 grant by The George and Fay Young Foundation to engage the next generation of philanthropists through technology and research. The grant allows CSF to fund several projects that …

At a bar slated to pop up in San Francisco, the drunkest patron might actually be the most altruistic. A group called United Libations is raising money to open a bar of the same name with an unorthodox business model. United Libations is a non-profit …

Now comes the self-styled philanthropist Eric Friedman with an intriguing argument about how one should give. In his forthcoming Reinventing Philanthropy: A Framework for More Effective Giving, which is scheduled to be published in September, Friedman …

Iranian Jewish philanthropist Izak Parviz Nazarian, 83, watched from his seat while Dora Kadisha, his daughter, spoke from a nearby stage about her love of Israel, her community and helping other people. It was her father who taught her the importance …

Philanthropy thrives in Toledo. BY BARBARA HENDEL BLADE SOCIETY EDITOR. From left, Junior chairman Ben Treece, hosts Cynthia and Dock Treece, Ann Kujawa, Hickman Cancer Center, Karen Martin, Cardio ReHap Department, and Dr. Evanoff.

But for registrants who apply themselves well in this new course, the prize at the end is real Buffett money to give away. Doris Buffett got to this stage of philanthropy by starting with small donations about 10 years ago in North Carolina, where she …

Mayor Mike Rawlings leads a panel of former Dallas mayors as they tell stories of how philanthropy has shaped the city. Left to right after Rawlings are Tom Leppert, Laura Miller and Ron Kirk. Former mayors Wes Wise, Adlene Harrison and city manager …

So this is a good time to examine the philanthropic habits of a small but particularly interesting group: the billionaires included in the Forbes 400. Do the wealthiest Americans actually give much to charity? Research and analysis by my Manhattan …