With an annual grantmaking of more than $109 million and the inauguration of the world’s largest humanitarian award in 1996, the Hilton Foundation’s philanthropic approach lives up to its founder’s motto: “Think Big. Act Big. Dream Big.”

Let's be honest: foundation presidents' annual letters tend to be pro forma at best. But this month we found a lovely and rare exception, by F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller...

With Rupert Graf Strachwitz, we go through the model of the Maecenata Stiftung - among the main European players in the field of philanthropic mediation - and the rich German scenario that encompasses more than 50,000 foundations

Many questions have been asked about what is changing for foundations and their work in the context of a new U.S. presidential administration. A new CEP study tries to answer these questions involving the CEOs of the largest US grantmaking foundations

A talk with Leap Ambassador Mari Kuraishi, President of GlobalGiving, on how technology-driven philanthropy can help increasing the effectiveness of social sector organizations

The ranking of the most "social entrepreneurs-friendly" countries produced by the Thomson Reuters Foundation

The overall giving of the top 50 philanthropists in 2016 decreased. Total donations amounted to $5.6 billion, in comparison to 7$ in 2015 and $10.2 in 2014. Phil Knight, Nike co-founder, leads the ranking

The Ford Foundation will be allocating $1 billion in mission-related investments to create synergies between its endowment allocations and grantmaking

Google.org has announced a $50 million commitment over two years in support of tech-based learning solutions designed to address global education challenges.

Yes, it takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes it also takes an SOB. If David Hunter were a rapper rather than a performance whisperer, his stage name might have been Notorious SOB....