The Board of The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Neil Buddy Shah as Chief Executive Officer of CHAI, succeeding interim co-CEOs Joy Phumaphi and Ann Veneman,...
Philanthropic foundations have long exerted influence in the international climate arena. Over 30 years on from their early forays into climate debates, this report asks how effective they have been. How relevant are their theories of change and worldviews today? And what can philanthropic foundations do to position themselves at the vanguard of meaningful change in the climate arena?
While China has achieved huge success in expanding its economy and generating wealth for its citizens, this achievement has come at an environmental cost. This report by Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society is the second in a’ four-part series examining “philanthropy with Chinese characteristics.”
by Max von Abendroth, Karalyn Gardner, Lars Grotewold, Hanna Hanses This mapping shows the growing diversity and number of networks that have embraced the mission to support and grow the development of the philanthropy ecosystem...
By Akshat Rathi Swiss startup Climeworks AG has raised 600 million francs ($650 million) to scale up its technology that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air. The plant can capture only about 4,000 tons each...
By Rebecca Gong Sharp Over the last decade, many innovative organizations have changed their approach to human resources, moving away from treating employees like risks to be managed and toward viewing talent as an organization’s...
The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet there are many proven interventions with large delivery gaps. Millions of people still don’t have access to basic poverty-fighting tools. D-Prize is...
The LGT Impact Fellowship matches mid-level business professionals looking to apply their skills in a meaningful way, with portfolio organizations and companies of LGT Venture Philanthropy and Lightrock, that are looking for talents to support them in...
The University of Oxford announced the launch of the multi-disciplinary ZERO Institute (Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford) to tackle the challenges of an equitable, secure global zero-carbon energy transition. The transition from carbon-based energy to...
The 2022 Global Challenges are now open, with more than $1.3 million in funding available for selected applicants. Anyone anywhere can apply. MIT Solve’s Global Challenges seek social entrepreneurs who are using technology to...
