This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations recognizes the International Day of Peace on September 21st; which was initially established in 1981. In 2001 the UN General Assembly voted unanimously to designate the day as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blockchain, meet the 2030 global goals. ConsenSys, an ambitious Brooklyn software company founded by blockchain guru Joseph Lubin, has launched a $50 million in-house venture capital fundto back startups turning the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June to his personal charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a filing published Monday by the Securities and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. July is National Fragile X Awareness Month. As we head into the last full week of this month, we dedicate this post to educating readers about Fragile X Syndrome. According…
How can organizations effectively engage women who want to be as impactful as possible in obtaining their philanthropic goals? Watch HIP’s webinar with philanthropic adviser Alyssa Wright for a discussion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How cost-effective might developing new vaccines be? GAVI, the leading funder for vaccine-related work, is cited by a few different sources as potentially saving a life for under $1000, though…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The UN Charter opens with the words, “We the Peoples of the United Nations.” These words put people at the center of the UN. The Charter was signed in San Francisco. The…
Forget quinoa. Meet fonio, an ancient ‘miracle grain’ native to Senegal that’s versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre Thiam shares his obsession with the hardy crop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine if every animal and plant on the planet collapsed into a single population each, says ecologist Gerardo Ceballos. If lions disappeared except from one small corner of Kenya, the prey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we talk about human evolution, we usually talk about how we evolved into humans: how we lost body hair, gained brain mass, started to walk on two feet—in short,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cancers have unwitting allies: the healthy cells that surround them. Several groups of scientists have now found that normal cells can inadvertently release substances that shield their malignant neighbors from anticancer drugs.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to Sienna Baskin, director of the Anti-Trafficking Fund at Neo Philanthropy in New York, human trafficking happens in diverse settings—from cities in the U.S. to small villages around the…