UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Alumni and friends of the Penn State Smeal College of Business gathered at the Business Building on April 11 to celebrate the impact of philanthropy on students and faculty. The college's annual Leaders Celebration acknowledges …

Data science is scorching hot right now, in headlines, board rooms, university plans, and yes, philanthropy. At least five schools have scored multi-million-dollar grants for data science initiatives just in the past year. Here's where the funding is …

Mr. Arnold, a former energy trader and hedge-fund manager who retired from finance two years ago to pursue full-time philanthropy, said he wants to stabilize rather than do away with public retirement systems and does not favor any one solution. He …

Wyoming Philanthropy Days is a bi-annual conference which brings together non-profit leaders, philanthropists and professional advisers from across the state to learn and share best practices. As part of the event, the Newell Sargent Award is given to …

Laurie Michaels is an individual philanthropist based in Aspen, CO. In 2012, she founded Open Road Alliance to provide critical funding to help nonprofits overcome unforeseen roadblocks, or to leverage unanticipated opportunities for impact. She has …

MOSI is partnering with PNC Bank in its “Give Change to Make Change” campaign aimed at encouraging philanthropy among youngsters as they raise money to send 400 disadvantaged children to MOSI's Summer Science Camp. Positioned in MOSI's lobby …

After steering the world's richest foundation for the past five years, Jeff Raikes is now taking on an even bigger job: improving the effectiveness of philanthropy as a whole. An unprecedented amount of money is expected to flow into charitable …

MORGANTOWN, WV – Philanthropy West Virginia is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Spirit of Philanthropy Awards, the state's premier awards in philanthropy. “Philanthropy WV encourages nominations for the 2014 Spirit …

Philanthropy is not a substitute for public spending, but it can supplement it—and help governments do more and innovate more boldly. That's why, through my foundation, we created a program called the Mayors Challenge, which is a competition designed …