Philanthropy has become… what I would call “conscience laundering”—feeling better about accumulating more than any one person could possibly need to live on by sprinkling a little around as an act of charity. But this just keeps the existing …

The number of billionaires in Asia surpassed the number of billionaires in North America this past year. Yet, for Asia's emerging rich, philanthropy is still an idea that is building traction in the region and being reformatted to fit local needs. At …

BEIJING— Jack Ma, the co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is pouring much of his personal wealth into the creation of one of Asia's largest philanthropic trusts, highlighting what many see as the dawn of a new era of giving among China's …

John Schanz, executive vice president and chief network officer of Comcast Cable, spent his Saturday volunteering for Comcast Cares Day. Schanz, a leader in technology strategy for new Comcast products and services, worked alongside fellow Comcast …

Yet in his first wide-ranging interview on philanthropy since ending his third term as New York City's mayor, Mr. Bloomberg said he and his fellow billionaire philanthropists had to be more realistic about what they could do to tackle large problems …

The honorees were chosen based in part on their existing workforce, recruitment efforts, mentoring and other efforts to develop talent, philanthropy, the CEO's accountability and visibility and diversity among suppliers. "We are stronger as a company …

Higher education is a popular destination for million dollar donations around the world, but variations in how philanthropy is viewed by the public make it difficult to identify additional trends. This is according to the Million Dollar Donors Report …

Look by Emma Berg. A lot of fashion shows promote good causes through financial support. On Tuesday night, a fashion show dubbed “I Am Everything” took fashion-as-philanthropy to the next level, proving that clothing can also have a transformative effect.

During philanthropy week, Greek organizations have raised money and awareness for numerous causes including breast cancer from alpha Kappa Delta Phi's second annual Code Pink 5K Costume Run. | Sara Samora/The Daily Cougar. Excitement rose in …