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.”

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

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

The Center for Effective Philanthropy explains how foundations are working to achieve greater social impact by assessing their own organizations and work with stakeholders

A talk with Jacob Harold on how results-based giving is progressively gaining pace among funders

In an interview with Fay Twersky, Director of the Effective Philanthropy Group at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, we examine the cutting-edge approach to achieve social impact of one of the largest foundations in the world.