Human Rights

I was about fourteen, we were at his house, arguing. Both of us bristling with half bit knowledge from books that we had read. I don’t remember what this particular…

Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has joined forces with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of #BEYGOOD4BURUNDI. This multi-year partnership will provide safe water to the…

CBS’ Norah O’Donnell moderates a panel with Tory Burch, Fashion designer, philanthropist and CEO, the Tory Burch Foundation and Jean Case, The Case Foundation.

To eliminate poverty and reduce reliance on development dollars, we need to empower women and girls.  Gender equality isn’t just a women’s issue—it’s everyone’s issue.  By educating girls and ensuring…

This 9-minute video clip explores the unique role of women as philanthropists. “Women in Philanthropy” film clip is courtesy of “What Is Philanthropy?” a film by Thought Provoking Films and…

When Funders for LGBTQ Issues was founded in 1982, less than $250,000 was awarded to LGBTQ issues annually. In 2015, the last year for which data is available, foundations and…

For the past five years, Airbnb has stepped in during emergencies— the earthquake in Japan, or wildfires in Canada — to pair volunteer hosts with people in need. The whole thing has been…

Empowering women and girls isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s smart too. Learn how equal access to resources and opportunities helps women and their families (and entire countries)…

How aligned are “socially responsible” funds with the missions, values and goals of their investors? What screening tools are these funds using? What should they be using? In partnership with…

Walking into a computer science class, you are likely to find the same scene: a room full of boys typing rapidly at their keyboards, with a few young ladies scattered…

A few weeks ago, I joined hundreds of women from around the country for a symposium hosted by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI). Wow! I met some amazing women—nonprofit leaders, social entrepreneurs,…

The faculty of public schools are still primarily white and female. We know this intuitively but it is also the data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Our students are…