Sheila Barry Driscoll, Co-founder of Billionaire Foundation talks about making a positive difference in the world by devoting resources and time.
By Mariett Ramm
“Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six...
Seven of The World's Most Charitable Billionaires
Who are the most charitable billionaires in the world?
Here are 7 of them
Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft
Net Worth: $79.2 billion
Philanthropy Value to Date: $28 billion
The world’s richest man is also its biggest philanthropist. Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have given away no less than...
Manuela Testolini
Founder & President of In a Perfect World Foundation
By Sheila Barry Driscoll
Manuela Testolini, the founder and head of In A Perfect World Foundation has a full, impact-driven history in the generous space. Manuela has spent much of the past 20 years working to build effective, solutions-oriented approaches to empower...
A Closer Look at Impact Investing
By Vivek Pandit and Toshan TamhaneImpact investing directs capital to enterprises that generate social or environmental benefits. Our findings challenge the myth that this kind of “social” investment yields weak returns that take too long to realize.
With the fraying contract between society and business an urgent priority, many...
"For philanthropists who commit to difficult projects that last many years, the challenge of disasters is different. They need to find a way to maintain the momentum created by so much attention around a natural disaster to sustain long-term redevelopment. It’s tricky turning charity into philanthropy."- Paul Sullivan.
Natural disasters around...
World Humanitarian Day 2018
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) takes place every year on 19 August. The day was designated by the UN General Assembly to commemorate the 19 August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. This year’s WHD marks the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic attack...
How to Decide Where to Donate Your Money
Philanthropy holds immense promise in the 21st century. Global giving is growing and gaining visibility, creating opportunities never seen before. Recent years have seen a marked and promising change — giving wealthy individuals, families and corporations the opportunity to give more, to...
One area of importance for almost every $100M+ net-worth family is how to leave their legacy through philanthropy.
Many face questions of how much to give, to whom to give it to, how to organise those gifts to ensure they are put to good use, if these gifts are tax...
