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Founded by a private equity veteran, Focusing Philanthropy brings a venture-capital-informed approach to the role of philanthropic go-between, routing donor dollars to a carefully curated set of nonprofits.
Philanthropy has been slow to recognize the importance of vision care, despite its centrality to global life. There have been exceptions, though. The NGO Orbis International is one focus for funder support.
Philanthropy makes up only a small fraction of spending on research and support for people with HIV, still a major threat around the world. In the push for a vaccine, Gates and Gilead are leading the pack.
Celebrating 10 years, the Maverick Collective has moved over $100 million to women and girls’ health and reproductive rights globally. Its unique approach asks donors to learn from the people on the ground.
Lever for Change recently announced finalists in its Maternal & Infant Health Award grants competition. Can this approach, which supports community-based health programs, move the needle on a global problem?
Among non-communicable diseases, diabetes has a particularly low profile as a global health concern. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has made it a central focus, including two recent commitments to the WHO.
Humans are living longer, but in our later years, we become more vulnerable to injury and age-related diseases. Wellcome Leap and the Singapore-based Temasek Trust are funding a new program to extend “healthspans.”
As the number of Indian Americans soars — along with their philanthropic potential — this network has been ramping up its efforts to mobilize support for poverty reduction and development back in the mother country.
We checked in with the model and social entrepreneur about Every Mother Counts, a public philanthropy she founded that uses advocacy, awareness building and grantmaking to center mothers in maternal health work.
Though most of Scott’s giving so far has taken place in the U.S., her global philanthropy is also expansive. Three regions in particular have received lots of attention: Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
As it seeks to expand abortion and contraception access, Ipas is making major changes to its organizational model, in part to bolster a global abortion ecosystem it sees as limited by top-down funding.
Despite their insight into affected populations, humanitarian researchers from the Global South remain vastly under-resourced next to their Global North peers. Guest author Isabella Cordua outlines what funders can do to fix that.
Since 2005, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been pouring funding into efforts to reduce tobacco use, with a global reach. Here, we recap the program’s focus so far, including a closer look at a recent $420 million pledge.
Effective altruism has had a rough year, but remains a major force within philanthropy. We take a closer look at two of this EA-driven outfit’s programs: farm animal welfare and biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Open Philanthropy are collaborating under a partnership called Pandemic Antiviral Discovery, funding research to develop treatments that may be needed for future pandemics.
The largest foundation in the U.S. will soon spend $9 billion a year. But a look at the numbers suggests that’s still far from enough to fulfill its pledge to spend down, if that’s actually the plan.
Co-Impact seeks to improve health, education and economic outcomes for women across the Global South by tackling underlying forces at play. Here’s why the philanthropic collaborative has been a big draw for funders.
The Cummings Foundation is mainly focused on Massachusetts, but is extending its sizable support for healthcare in Rwanda. A new $52 million gift carries on the legacy of global health legend Paul Farmer.
At the end of the year, we gained a lot of new data about what MacKenzie Scott is funding, including a growing international portfolio. Here’s what we’re learning based on the latest donations and a new database.
Bill Gates says he wants to spend down in 25 years, but that’s hard to square with the foundation he’s built — a technocratic global health juggernaut that, in an earlier era, would almost certainly have been intended for perpetuity.
The Council on Foundations’ latest State of Global Giving Report analyzed funding data from 2015 and 2019 and surveyed field leaders about the years since. Here are five key takeaways.
Another update from America’s most exciting mega-donor shows an ever-evolving set of focus areas, which now include charter schools and lots of global giving. One question we still have: How does it all fit together?
Top grantmakers from Asia and the U.S. have joined forces on a new Philanthropy Asia Alliance, and are already backing six on-the-ground projects. The alliance highlights Singapore’s role as a hub for Asian philanthropy.
A perfect storm of global events is contributing to a malnutrition crisis. Two collaborative efforts to combat hunger launched recently, backed by several private funders. Here are the details.
Philanthropy was more active than usual in last week’s United Nations General Assembly, as the secretary general called for a “rescue mission” to get Sustainable Development Goals on track. Here’s a rundown of the big pledges.
To bolster the world’s flagging campaign to halt HIV transmission, two funds have joined forces on a new effort to support the delivery of preventative medicine in up to five African countries.
In this guest post, Chris Hohn, founder of Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, encourages fellow funders to seize on a critical moment for global health, pointing to an $18 billion fundraising effort underway.
Michael Bloomberg just received his third reappointment as global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases and injuries. The mega-donor shared some insights with IP on how donors can impact global health and more.
ReSurge International trains, funds and scales reconstructive surgical teams in low- and middle-income countries. Rather than just parachuting in, the organization works to build up capacity on the ground.
The Africa Frontline First Catalytic Fund is setting its sights on compensating and training community health workers, who play a crucial role in addressing public health problems. Two major foundations have already signed on.