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Pasteur Network Launches Pioneering Project at World Health Summit To Tackle Health Impacts of Climate Change
The Institute of Philanthropy and Rockefeller Foundation commit US$5 million to advance project and empower local researchers, governments, and communities in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Indian Tycoon Ratan Tata Dies Aged 86
In a statement announcing Tata's death, the current chairman of Tata Sons described him as a "truly uncommon leader".
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- Global
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Press Release: Launch of the First Impact Loan Facility for Coral Reef Conservation
The Blue Finance Facility aims to support the development of innovative reef-positive businesses that bolster the Blue Economy in and around the Marine Protected Areas.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Melinda French Gates Announces Open Call for $250 Million Fund. Here’s Who Can Apply.
French Gates invited organizations working on women’s mental and physical health to apply.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Is Fueling a Stunt Philanthropy Boom
Several Nigerian content creators are mimicking American superstar YouTuber MrBeast by publishing charitable deeds as content online.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Warren Buffett Pledges $100 Billion for Nothing in Particular
At one point, the Gates Foundation expected to receive the bulk of Buffett's estate, and even put together a plan nicknamed "Project Lincoln" to prepare for the massive bequest.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Why Private Businesses — Not Non-Profits and NGOs — Present the Only Scalable Solution for Last-Mile Electrification in Africa
In the pursuit of last-mile electrification in Africa, both businesses and NGOs/non-profits are pursuing different pathways to scale. In a recent NextBillion article, Aneri Pradhan at New Energy Nexus argued that market-led approaches are ill-suited for remote communities, and that philanthropy should focus more on scalable non-profit models. But according to Yariv Cohen at Ignite Power, when it comes to serving these communities at scale, businesses offer advantages that non-profits and NGOs cannot match. He explores why the private sector’s role is critical for addressing energy poverty across Africa.
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- Energy, Technology