Less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. Can Melinda French Gates change that?
For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks.
Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women's rights
Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.
As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope sheโll double down on gender equity
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States.
Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Michael Bloomberg tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of Americaโs biggest donors in 2023
Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, gave the most to charitable causes last year, followed by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, and Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropyโs exclusive list of the 50 Americans who donated the largest sums to nonprofits last year.
In 'Origin,' Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism
Ava DuVernayโs โOriginโ takes a heavyweight work of historical and sociological inquiry and transforms it into a deeply humanistic drama and globe-trotting detective story.
Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth.
Helping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates
Several low cost and low tech interventions would increase the chances of mothers and their babies surviving childbirth, according to a new report released Tuesday by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity
Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize the collection of demographic information to help streamline donations to minority-led groups.
Major funders call for increased support of Black feminists
The need to increase funding for Black feminist organizations is urgent, according to an open letter from some of philanthropyโs most influential organizations โ including Melinda Gatesโ Pivotal Ventures, Rihannaโs Clara Lionel Foundation, as well as the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation โ released Thursday.
Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years.
Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database of charitable giving and other acts of generosity.
Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gatesesโ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases.
Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health
Bill Gates is calling for South Korea to become more involved in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 and is stressing the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa
As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the worldโs first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccineโs biggest backer.
Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'
Bill Gates, concerned about the โsignificant sufferingโ caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending.
Gates Foundation, women's tennis partnering on health issues
The WTA womenโs professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about โ and money for โ womenโs health and nutrition around the world.
Nonprofits likely under fire as Senate explores โdark moneyโ
A Senate hearing on Wednesday is likely to produce fireworks as Republicans and Democrats square off over the role that foundations and nonprofits are playing in elections.
Gates, French Gates top list of biggest U.S. charity donors
A handful of Americans donated at least $1 billion to charity last year, according to theโฏChronicle of Philanthropyโs annual ranking of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2021.
$15B from Gates, French Gates tops 2021 biggest gift list
It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy tally.
Giving Pledge adds 14 billionaires to philanthropist list
The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, had promised in 2021 to donate more than half their fortunes, bringing the total to 231 philanthropists from 28 countries.
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Gates Foundation to spend $120M on access for COVID-19 pill
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merckโs antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators.
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Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft has confirmed that executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but dropped the matter after he told them he would stop.
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Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty
Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour concert that featured performances from Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, BTS and Elton John and dozens of other stars, raised $1.1 billion in commitments and pledges over the weekend to fight extreme poverty.
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Judge Judy returning to TV in November, with granddaughter
Judge Judy Sheindlin will return to television on on November 1 with โJudy Justice,โ a new show where she will arbitrate cases on the little-known IMDb TV, a free streaming service offered by Amazon.
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MacKenzie Scott, French Gates join to fund gender equality
Philanthropists Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman awarded $40 million Thursday to four gender equality projects.