Philanthropy News

By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:36 PM ET

In a down economy, the little guy's generosity is more important than ever. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:05 PM ET

The Porsche family auctions off a collection of luxury watches to finance oncology research. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Sergey Brin supports the organization that helped his family escape anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and find opportunity in the US. Read More

More like this in: Google, The New York Times, Family, Soviet Union, Sergey Brin, HIAS, Anne Wojcicki

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:00 PM ET

The new Social Impact Exchange will judge which social programs have the biggest impact and scale them up to reach further. Read More

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By Lisa Germinsky | Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:09 PM ET

And the countdown continues! Our penultimate installment of Tonic's first 50 Most Beautiful People list will make you drool. Guaranteed. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:00 AM ET

The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy awards families and individuals who use their private wealth to benefit many. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:10 PM ET

Big money is at stake in The Chronicle of Philanthropy's contest. Read More

More like this in: Non-Profit, Celebrities, Television, Volunteerism, AARP, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Ashley Judd, Beth Kanter

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:13 PM ET

Americans for the Arts celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month by honoring some artistic changemakers. Read More

More like this in: Bank of America, Robert Redford, Americans for the Arts, Humanities

By Chaniga Vorasarun | Wed Oct 7, 2009 12:02 AM ET

Kids press their parents to find new ways of giving. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Oct 5, 2009 9:00 AM ET

A new program aims to infuse the Olympic spirit of London 2012 into 100,000 volunteers. Read More

More like this in: London, Olympics, Paralympics