Florida’s Take Stock in Children Program Provides Hope for First Time College Bound Students For several years now, I have been a mentor for high school students at our area high school. Mercy Lab Foundation allows for the donation […]
Incredible progress is being made with the near eradication of polio. For 30 years, global health funders—predominantly Rotary International, have been on a mission to eliminate the deadly disease. In many parts of the world, polio is not a disease […]
One of the best examples of a highly successful foundation that applies a data-centric/quantitative approach is the Robin Hood Foundation. Founded in 1988 by hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, this foundation is now the largest poverty-fighting organization in New […]
It’s not too hard to fathom that when asked a question about the state of global poverty, that a majority of people would not be certain about the facts. It is kind of a random question. A survey from the […]
Most economists would agree that enforced property rights contribute greatly to economic growth and broad-based prosperity. An enforced private property system gives individuals the right to use their resources as they see best. In the Road to Serfdom, a political […]
This has got to be one of the most creative ways I’ve ever heard of to raise money for a charitable cause. Who knew that hundreds of people would come out to an open plot of land and try to […]
A while back it was announced that David Einhorn had made the promotion of empathy his philanthropic mission. The Greenlight Capital founder stated his mission as the following: “…to inspire a movement of empathetic citizens who, with mutual respect and […]
Not every child in America has the comfort of coming home from school to a parent or guardian available in the home. In fact, it is estimated that 1 in 30 American children were homeless at some point last year, […]
The founder of the nonprofit Share Our Strength determined many years ago that children who suffer or struggle with hunger in some way here in the United States could be helped. It is not because of war, drought, or famine […]
Research is indicating that habits of giving have changed in the past decade in America. Charitable giving as part of the yearly budget and the support for philanthropy is narrowing according to a How America Gives study. This study indicates […]