Category: People & Projects

Annie Lennox in Africa

Alliance… MORE >> interviews musician Annie Lennox on her philanthropy, which was borne of injustice.

Inaugural “philanthropy hall of fame”

Philanthropy Roundtable’s inaugural “hall of fame”: Breaking down history’s most generous into 10 categories.… MORE >>

Celebrity football for a cause

Owen Wilson and other celebrities played football to raise money for Pat Tillman Fdn and others.… MORE >>

Now is the time to give

Actor Kevin Bacon coins term “Generous Procrastinators” for those of us who wait til year’s end.… MORE >>

Continuing our theme…

Live in the DC area? You can browse the Catalogue for Philanthropy to satisfy holiday-giving impulse.… MORE >>

“Like an undergraduate version of a MBA thesis”

In AZ, students at pilot school Embry-Riddle help local nonprofits by “critiquing their business plans.”… MORE >>

Charitable shopping list

Still want to do “charitable shopping”?  Here’s a handy list, complete with celebrities.… MORE >>

Nobel Laureate School Visits

MA nonprofit Nobel Laureate School Visits brings prizewinners to local schools in order to teach, inspire.… MORE >>

Philanthropist Elisabeth Murdock dies at age 103

Philanthropist (and mother of Rupert) Dame Elisabeth Murdoch died December 5, age 103.… MORE >>

Jon Bon Jovi talks (a very little about) philanthropy with Washington Post

Jon Bon Jovi talks philanthropy with Washington Post… MORE >>, has Hurricane Sandy benefit concert on horizon.

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