Green Divestment Movement Still in Its Infancy Despite Rockefeller Coup
A coalition pushing foundations to divest from fossil fuels has generated momentum in its first year but has yet to recruit a top-25 foundation.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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X-Prize Taps the Crowd to Tackle Global Education
The organization is seeking software compelling enough that kids in villages in sub-Saharan Africa will teach themselves literacy and math.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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A $350-Million Gift to Harvard Is the Latest in a String of Donations for Public Health
The donation from Gerald and Ronnie Chan shows growing interest in finding advanced techniques to help reduce the risks that make people sick.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Latest Episode Highlights Danger and Potential of Reddit Fundraising
After two charities turned away donations from the social-media site, a look at the mixed results of how its users have given to charity.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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A Public Radio Station Tunes In to a City’s Innermost Thoughts
WWNO in New Orleans is seeking honest opinions from diverse voices by embedding microphones in cardboard sculptures around town where people can answer the question of the week.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Spontaneous charm was key to the success of the ALS fundraising efforts, so just copying it won’t work.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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After Windfall, ALS Group Grapples With 2.4-Million Donor Dilemma
The ALS Foundation is on an urgent quest to hang on to the new donors who gave because of the ice-bucket challenge.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Emmett Carson Named Community Foundations Chair at Indiana University
As a visiting scholar, he will develop a community-foundations syllabus and serve as guest lecturer.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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Fox Releases Series Pilot Early After Charity Goal Is Met
Five charities will receive a total of $100,000 from the broadcasting company because fans met a “flock to unlock” challenge to release the “Red Band Society” online before its TV debut.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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How the Ice-Bucket Challenge Is Helping to Rebrand a Mission
Lou Gehrig is nearly absent from the buzz around the viral fundraiser, which is exactly how the ALS Association wants it.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
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