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20 Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Support Younger Employees' Professional Development | Forbes, 16 apr 2024
Giving money to charity? Make sure you're not donating to the taxman too | IFA Magazine, 16 apr 2024
Volunteering: A Proven Way To Improve Employee Well-Being | Report Alert, 16 apr 2024
5 things I heard at the Skoll World Forum | Devex, 16 apr 2024
Sustainable communities through social entrepreneurship | The Manila Times, 16 apr 2024
The Connection Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Wellness | Corporate Wellness Magazine, 16 apr 2024
The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There's a better way | Vox, 15 apr 2024
Lessons from the Field of Systems Change | HBS Social Enterprise Blog, 03 apr 2024
Inclusive Board Meetings | Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19 feb 2024
How nonprofits can build capabilities to catalyze impact | McKinsey, 05 feb 2024
April 2017
Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 19 apr 2017
Sometimes a simple idea or a message can provide a direction and approach that leads to great long-lasting results. Same happened with Alan McCormick, a partner with a Dubai-based investment firm Legatum, when he was seeking investment ideas for philanthropic funding. He came across a simple message from Alan Fenwick, professor of tropical parasitology at Imperial College London - 'For a fraction of the amount being donated to treat HIV and other potentially fatal infectious diseases, the annual distribution of basic existing drugs to schoolchildren could help prevent widespread infection by a parasite that causes stunting of growth and malnourishment, and limits access to education - with life-long consequences.' The quote inspired Mr. McCormick and his firm to fund pilot programs in Africa to tackle neglected tropical diseases and finally create their own health-focused funding vehicle, The End Fund, with a small staff to co-ordinate and support programs. The programs have provided impressive return on investment and inspired others searching for ways to donate for maximum impact. According to Mr. McCormick, 'It's relatively tough giving away money and doing it well...Ideas need champions, so you need to create an organization...The End Fund model is about the ability to have people come together and collaborate, and bring their expertise.' Read on...
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Philanthropy - The search for the best way to give
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