If we didn't have grand fortunes, their claim goes, we wouldn't have grand philanthropy. No foundations and handsome bequests for underwriting good causes. No gifts and grants by the tens and hundreds of millions. Philanthropy, proclaims a new study …

This year the event was held at the Crown Point Community Foundation offices. Throughout the year, women participate by donating to the Women's Giving Circle Fund. Annually they gather to help decide the charities that will benefit from their philanthropy.

Catapult, a crowdfunding site that insists on transparency and engagement with donors, is one of several organizations changing the world of philanthropy. Launched on the first International Day of the Girl, in October 2012, the start-up has already …

Funk also said that she wasn't surprised when Jolie went public with the details of her ordeal, because her philanthropic nature meant she would want to help other people. "She knew always that in her philanthropic core she couldn't keep this a secret …

The recently released “Why Contests Improve Philanthropy” compiles lessons from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's six years of offering open philanthropic contests. In this episode of Social Change, listen to the report's author and Knight …

The Obama administration announced $67-million in financial support Thursday to clinics, hospitals, faith organizations, and other nonprofit groups to act as “navigators” helping uninsured Americans obtain coverage under the new health-care law, writes …

Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently dipped into the coffers of bgc3—his personal office, think tank, and incubation engine—to make a multimillion-dollar investment in Graphite, a new venture from the San Francisco-based …

Black Philanthropy Month 2013 is being celebrated nationwide this month and it is the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, where Dr. King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Although 50 years have passed, recent …

The chair at GVSU's Johnson Center for Philanthropy is funded for by a $1.5 million gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Kellogg Company 25-Year Employee's Fund, according to a GVSU announcement. The W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy …