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On Monday 21 October 2013, The Genesis Prize Foundation announced New York City Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg as the first recipient of the USD1m Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed...

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Philanthropy Impact would like to congratulate this year’s recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy:

Sir Tom Hunter, the British entrepreneur whom the Sunday Times called Scotland’s first home-grown...

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On 22 September 2013 the Carnegie UK Trust, on behalf of the international family of Carnegie institutions, announced the recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. This award, often described...

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A Philanthropy Hall of Fame has been developed by a US network of charitable donors, the Philanthropy Roundtable. It celebrates (post-humously) 54 Americans who “changed the nation and the world...

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Boris Johnson has joined forces with charity, Veterans Aid, to provide support for homeless ex-UK service personnel in London, as part of his on-going commitment to end rough sleeping in the...

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Philanthropists, foundation managers and leadership experts from around the world will gather at the ninth European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) Annual Conference 26-27 November 2013 in Geneva to discuss how...

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Billionaire philanthropist Esther Koplowitz has been awarded one of Spain's highest civil decorations for environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility - the Grand Cross of the Civil Order...

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Five years ago, Goldman Sachs pledged $100m to train 10,000 women in business and management by the end of 2013. So far, it has reached 8,400 and says it should...

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Since February, the Gates Foundation has been encouraging non-US citizens to sign the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away the majority of a person’s wealth. So far, twelve have...

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Nine new people have signed  The Giving Pledge ‑ the philanthropic effort initiated three years ago by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates,  where individuals promise  to devote...

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