Forbes champions philanthropists and markets, then helps Liberia
Forbes, the news source for all things wealth, released its first ever list of fifty biggest givers in the US. Bill and Melinda Gates top the list after giving away $1.9 billion in 2012. They are...
View ArticleA history of failed philanthropy in Africa?
World Economic Forum, 2005. (L to R) Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Thabo Mbeki, Tony Blair, Bono, Olusegun Obasango. WEF Philanthropic efforts have existed for centuries in order to improve Africa. Has it...
View ArticleThe growth of American philanthropy and inequality: A chat with Pablo Eisenberg
America is both the most charitable nation on the planet and the most unequal, in terms of the wealth gap between rich and poor, in the developed world. An expert who studies the philanthropic sector,...
View ArticleOp-ed: Open letter to Max Chan Zuckerberg
By Akhtar Badshah, special to Humanosphere Max, welcome to the world. You are indeed one of the few very fortunate babies to be born in an environment of so much love, caring and unlimited...
View ArticleKanye’s misrepresentation of Africa and Development
Kanye West finally dropped his new album, The Life of Pablo, over the weekend. Since it came out following his performance on Saturday Night Live, the musician has taken to Twitter to talk about music,...
View ArticleStill little known about Melinda Gates’ outside project Pivotal Ventures
More than a year ago, Melinda Gates quietly created an independent organization called Pivotal Ventures. Gates never really explained its purpose other than to say she was creating it to pursue...
View ArticleDonors are wary, but not of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest philanthropic organization in the world, and is by no means short on funds. But it has been flooded by enough inspired donors to warrant a newly...
View ArticleBill Gates extends philanthropic efforts to another Reddit gift exchange
For the fourth year running, Bill Gates has taken part in Reddit’s Secret Santa gift exchange — a small but public addition to the tens of billions already given away by the world’s biggest...
View ArticleGates Foundation’s rose-colored world view not supported by evidence
The annual public letter from Bill and Melinda Gates has become a much-celebrated event in the global development calendar. But the self-described 'impatient optimists' paint a picture that is so...
View ArticleInequality and philanthropy: Author of ‘The Givers’ explains how they can...
American philanthropy has been undergoing a major resurgence in the last few decades, leading some to dub this a 'golden age' for giving. At the same time, wealth concentration and inequality, the gap...
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