Stephanie Beasley
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Adani Foundation to deploy $7.7B for social programs in India
Billionaire Gautam Adani has pledged 600 billion Indian rupees to fund social programs across the country. → Read More
Gates Foundation pledges $140M to fight malaria in Africa
The foundation plans to commit an additional $140 million to fight malaria and neglected tropical diseases across the continent. → Read More
Why are foundations and nonprofits losing public trust?
Declining trust in nonprofits and philanthropic organizations could have a detrimental effect on the sectors, experts say. → Read More
Why the Ukraine crisis is a defining moment for George Soros’ OSF
Russia's invasion is a major test for the Open Society Foundations and the staff of the organization's International Renaissance Foundation in their yearslong fight for Ukrainian democracy. → Read More
Gates Foundation awards $11M to FAO for African food policy program
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a multimillion-dollar grant to help launch the next phase of a U.N. food policy program for eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. → Read More
IKEA Foundation pledges €20M to UNHCR for displaced Ukrainians
The IKEA Foundation has pledged millions of euros to the UN Refugee Agency amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
Gates Foundation taps Benjamin Piper to head global education program
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has hired Benjamin Piper, a data-driven education advocate based in Ethiopia, to head its global education strategy. → Read More
Open Philanthropy aims to award $150M in new 'Regranting Challenge'
Open Philanthropy has launched a new competition that would award $150 million to between one and five foundations, which could then reallocate the money. → Read More
Gates Foundation CEO insists that French Gates remains 'engaged'
Is Melinda French Gates still committed to her work at the Gates Foundation? Its CEO says yes, but questions continue to swirl after reporting revealed that she's no longer pledging to leave the bulk of her wealth to the foundation. → Read More
Open Philanthropy launches programs for South Asia, global aid work
Open Philanthropy has announced hires for its first new programs in five years, which aim to reduce the health effects of air pollution in South Asia and increase the efficacy of foreign aid for the world's lowest-income people. → Read More
Will 2022 be a boom year for cryptocurrency philanthropy?
Advocates say they expect to see more donors giving in cryptocurrency, but its relatively low use among the general public and negative perceptions about its environmental impacts might keep some charities away. → Read More
Mayor Pete becomes Secretary Pete, with a fan club and unusual celebrity status
Pete Buttigieg takes the reins at DOT and brings his Twitter army with him. → Read More
Biden to ban travel from South Africa, reinstate restrictions on Brazil and U.K.
The move comes after Anthony Fauci, warned that new, more infectious Covid strains in South Africa and Brazil could reduce the potency of the two vaccines being administered in the U.S. → Read More
Buttigieg heads to the Hill
Biden taps Trottenberg as DOT's No. 2 — A Covid travel flip-flop → Read More
Unions back Porcari for DOT
Senators to assess transport strategy for Covid vaccines — NDAA abounds in transportation items → Read More
Emotional support animals on airlines get their wings clipped
DOT said it will no longer consider animal companions used by travelers on commercial flights for emotional support as "service animals." → Read More
Big brother on the U.S. border?
Government use of facial recognition technology is already a daily reality at this Arizona border crossing. → Read More
Customs airports systems reportedly down nationwide
"Officers are processing passengers manually so please check with your airline for the latest status of any flight impacts," one airport wrote. → Read More
TSA predicts record-breaking summer travel as employees head to the border
More than 260 million passengers are expected to come through airport checkpoints between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. → Read More
Legality of Trump move to replace Nielsen questioned
At issue is the department’s law of succession. → Read More