Passages, a Christian group that organizes Birthright-style trips for college students, will expand significantly in the coming years to send thousands of high school students to Israel, following a $12 million grant from the Marcus Foundation, the CEO of...
Listing of the Day Location: Stockbridge, Massachusetts Price: $12.5 million This grand four-level home on 6 acres in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts was the longtime home of the late Armenian philanthropist...
The war in Ukraine is still raging more than a year after Russia invaded the country, but for Ukrainian Jews, the upcoming Passover holiday will be a time for togetherness, with thousands set to gather for large communal Seders,...
As part of our ClimatePhilanthropy2030 project, Alliance has been closely following how philanthropy is supporting efforts for climate mitigation and responding to the effects of climate change. But we also want to know what’s happening inside the house.
To help...
What would it look like to transform traditional funder-grantee dynamics into more of a mutually beneficial relationship?
If you are a grantee, what benefits could you offer your funder aside from fulfilling the requirements of their grant? And aside from providing financial...
The concept of “learned helplessness,” coined by psychologist Martin Seligman, became the cornerstone of his groundbreaking positive psychology theory that now helps millions overcome depression and anxiety.
Seligman observed laboratory animals that were subjected to random, unavoidable, mild electric shocks....
Making the greatest possible impact towards solving the growing climate crises is the primary factor that governs my philanthropy, investments and political activities.
What could possibly be more important than ensuring a livable future for generations to come?
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Deborah Harrington is being celebrated as someone at the forefront of philanthropy in Chicago. She is one of 10 Chicagoans profiled in “Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited” at the Chicago Cultural Center.
“People don’t realize how...
