The death of philanthropist, publishing magnate and sports team impresario Lewis Katz, 72, in a plane crash on May 31 has left a major void in the Philadelphia-area Jewish community that Katz was so inextricably linked to over the years. While recently …

The Zuckerbergs are setting the pace for a new generation of philanthropists. The Facebook founder reached the billionaire stratosphere in his early 20s and, with his pediatrician wife, is taking philanthropy seriously at age 30. And they're looking …

Yet despite raising millions of dollars (and receiving accolades from the State Department and the U.N.), Mam's story has turned out to be a cautionary tale about the risks of celebrity philanthropy. Last week, a Newsweek cover story revealed that Mam …

Philanthropy beat: Minnesota nonprofit BIZAA helps Nigerian kids attend school. Article by: JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , Star Tribune; Updated: June 2, 2014 – 8:30 PM. The kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls in April was particularly disturbing to Okey …

She has been tapped to share her expertise with West Michigan's deep nonprofit sectors that depend on philanthropy to do their work either locally or globally. She'll speak at a June 12 gathering organized by the Association of Fundraising …

An anonymous and wealthy property developer in San Francisco with the twitter handle @hiddencash initiated a treasure hunt about a week ago and now it's spreading internationally. After tweeting Californians clues about where the drop off would be …

The Notes: Philanthropy, June 1-7. 0 Comments. Image. Courtesy. Mayor Carolyn Goodman was on hand for McDonald's fourth annual Green for Grads scholarship event. Sunday, June 1, 2014 – 2 a.m.. 1070. McDonald's restaurants raised more than …

May 30, 2014; Newsweek. This week at the Council on Foundations, a session is scheduled to feature the Somaly Mam Foundation. Somaly Mam, in case you do not yet know, is a Cambodian woman who has been traveling the world to raise money to …

The new philanthropic organization recently awarded its first grants. The inaugural choice, to provide books for all young schoolchildren to keep and read over the summer, left many at the celebration in tears, said Cara Dingus Brook, the president and …