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Donations by top 50 US donors dropped sharply to $14 billion in 2022 – Bill Gates, Mike Bloomberg and Warren Buffett lead the list of biggest givers

The 50 Americans who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2022 committed to giving US$14.1 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more – a total that was 60% below an inflation-adjusted $35.6 billion in 2021, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on philanthropy in the arts: a bare necessity of life

Editorial: The old models are broken, budgets are shrinking, but where there is a will there is a way – even in the hardest of times

The Guardian - UK

Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a long-running pattern in giving by foundations and charities for health and natural disasters, a new Chronicle analysis of nine years of data show

The Independent UK

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SIS Ventures appoints executive director to lead impact fund

New hire joins from venture philanthropy organisation Inspiring Scotland

Insider UK

On the first-ever India Giving Day, the highest-earning ethnic group in the US gets a chance to step up and help their homeland

Members of the Indian diaspora living in the U.S. are being urged to step up and channel money back to the homeland during a 24-hour charitable drive.

The Conversation

How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity

Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize the collection of demographic information to help streamline donations to minority-led groups

The Independent UK

'The best friendship in history': MusiCares honors Motown's Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson

LOS ANGELES — Friday night's MusiCares Persons of the Year gala marked the first time the Recording Academy's charitable organization honored the work and philanthropy of two musicians instead of just one at its annual Grammy weekend tribute concert.

Los Angeles Times

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Meta's CTO bemoans the company's philanthropy and perks as distractions that "create drag"

Philanthropy efforts, product features, and workplace perks? They just "create drag," says Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth.

Fortune

Major funders call for increased support of Black feminists

The need to increase funding for Black feminist organizations is urgent, according to an open letter from some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations – including Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, as well as the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation – released Thursday

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?

Donations often come with rigorous applications and reporting requirements. Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, who divorced Jeff Bezos in 2019 and vowed to give away most of her fortune, does it her way.

WEKU

Prince Harry: if philanthropy is the aim, tales of sex and killings aren’t the best way to the top table at Davos

These latest interviews and revelations show that Prince Harry is more a driving force behind the rifts with his family than Meghan could ever have been — but where will it end? Cetainly not with the world’s elite at Davos, says Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

Bill Gates made 2022's biggest charitable donation

Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022

The Independent UK

Alexandra Grant's new coffee table book examines what it means to be a civic artist

In 1980, artist Alexandra Grant, then 7 years old, and her mother set out in a red Chrysler LeBaron headed from Washington, D.C., to Mexico City. Her mother, formerly a professor at Oberlin College, was relocating the two of them so she could take a post as a foreign service…

Los Angeles Times

FTX seeks to claw back donations to politicians and charities

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange had reputation for corporate philanthropy to tune of hundreds of millions of dollars

The Guardian - UK

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Bill Gates says becoming a grandfather is affecting how he wants to spend his money

The philanthropist is taking the long view as to why he should give away most of his wealth.

Chicago Sun-Times

Closing the ‘giving gap’ is important to city’s health and vitality

With our emphasis on Chicago’s South and West sides, we are doing what we can to uplift philanthropy to organizations led by women and Black, Indigenous and other people of color.

The Independent UK

New data: MacKenzie Scott gifts prioritize The South

MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring

The Conversation

Wealthy individuals are giving billions to solve the climate crisis – is it working?

One of the best parts about being The Conversation is when we actually have a conversation in real life. And finally, we did just that recently with a fascinating event, co-sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Associated Press and GBH. Here is a recap from the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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A sick-leave showdown at a Warren Buffett–owned company highlighted the flaws in billionaire philanthropy

A controversy at railroad BNSF reveals concerns about how Warren Buffett and other billionaire philanthropists earn their fortunes.

Bangkok Post

Hatari founder among Forbes' philanthropy heroes

Joon Wanavit, the 85-year-old founder of Hatari Electric, has been named among Asia's 2022 Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes Magazine.

The Independent UK

Q&A: Jacob Harold creates philanthropist 'toolbox,' guide

Jacob Harold believes philanthropy needs more “strategic promiscuity” – battling the world’s problems using a variety of approaches

The Guardian - UK

UK super-rich less charitable than decade ago, says charity chief

Chair of Charity Commission says voluntary sector faces ‘existential crisis’ as incomes of top 1% rise but philanthropy falls

WEKU

Pablo Eisenberg, a fierce critic of nonprofits and philanthropy, died at age 90

Pablo Eisenberg, a loud and influential voice in the nonprofit sector who spoke widely and bluntly about his belief that philanthropy often benefits the wealthy more than the needy, died at age 90.

Fortune

Jeff Bezos awards 40 grants worth $123 million to fight homelessness

Bezos recently said he'd give away most of his wealth, but the Amazon founder is more hesitant than other billionaries when it comes to philanthropy.

The Conversation

FTX bankruptcy is bad news for the charities that crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried generously supported

FTX, an exchange for trading cryptocurrencies, quickly became bankrupt and defunct in November 2022. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is broke, and the 30-year-old former billionaire could be in serious legal trouble for his alleged financial improprieties. The Conversation asked Brian Mittendorf, an accounting scholar at The Ohio State University, to…

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