Community Services and Corporate Philanthropy

U.S. Cutting Food Aid Aimed at Self-Sufficiency

The Bush administration has told representatives of several charities that it was unable to honor some earlier promises.

Giving up giving back?

Ethical Corporation, 21 March 2005 - Nestle CEO's recent remarks on corporate giving have caused a stir.

The world’s richest charity confronts the health of the world’s poorest people

This week's $750 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation is just the latest example of the Microsoft chief and his wife's efforts to help the needy, the Economist writes in this analysis. The couple are "on a mission" that includes freeing the world of infectious diseases, the magazine writes. The Economist (1/26)

Gates Pledges $750 Million for Vaccination Campaigns

The charitable foundation of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates pledged $750 million Monday to vaccinate children throughout the developing world, one of the largest donations ever.

Help for Children With AIDS

By taking on the issue of pediatric AIDS with his foundation, Bill Clinton is forcing others to confront the fact that we are needlessly leaving children to die.

“Mobilizing for Social Change: Impacting Policy, Politics and the Legislative Agenda”

Recently, Senator Timothy E. Wirth, UN Foundation President, delivered a speech at The Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Senator Wirth spoke about how philanthropy and public policy could come together to bring about social change.

Giving by Foundations Hits Record $32.4 Billion in '04

Giving by foundations reversed two years of declines thanks to gains in asset values and a continued stream of gifts from philanthropists.

A Tax Benefit for Big Donors Often Bypasses Idea of Charity

Lawmakers suspect that wealthy people are using supporting organizations more for tax planning than for any charitable aim.

Charities Are Silent on Loss of Estate Tax

Charities do not want to alienate the wealthy donors and board members who would benefit from the measure.

Healing the World by Curing the Poor

One man's crusade for treating the world's poor. Dr. Paul Farmer is the co-founder of Partners in Health, which provides medical services to the poor in Haiti, Rwanda, Peru, Russia as well as the city of Boston, where the nonprofit group is based. In this interview, Farmer -- who had just returned from organizing a campaign against AIDS in Rwanda -- talks about how technology can boost health in poor countries, how it's important not to get overwhelmed by the widespread suffering, and how he finds motivation in the idealism he sees around world. The New York Times (free registration) (7/5)

Bill Clinton awards Ted Turner for environmental efforts

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton honored CNN and United Nations Foundation founder Ted Turner with the Clinton Center Award for Leadership and National Service this week at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The award recognized Turner's efforts as an environmentalist and proponent of alternative energies. The ceremony was followed by a discussion of contemporary environmental issues between Clinton and Turner, moderated by UNF President and former senator Timothy Wirth. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)/Associated Press (6/29)

When Reality Intrudes, the Wallets Open

The U.S. Open provides an absurd contrast between the wealthy and the destitute people of the Gulf Coast.

A Day On

It may be time to recycle the idea of Labor Day. Instead of a day off, perhaps it should become a day that is devoted to national service.

Poor Nations Complain Not All Charity Reaches Victims

Poor countries hit by disasters are raising questions about where the money donated to international charities for relief is going.

Center Is Woods's Way of Giving Back

Tiger Woods says his most important legacy is a high-tech, educational center located next to the golf course where he played during high school.