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This case study describes how a group of large donors found an effective means to collaborate to make grants to small, grassroots organisations in South Africa through the Multi Agency Grant Initiative. The story of the Multi Agency Grants Initiative (MAGI) in South Africa (2006-2008)…

The non-inheritance movement is going global. Original Source Following on the footsteps of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the richest man in Australia has now promised to give away his fortune to charity. Andrew Twiggy Forrest, the iron-ore magnate behind Fortescue Metals, this week said…

By Marty Michaels On an otherwise unremarkable day in November 1984, Charles F. (Chuck) Feeney arrived in Nassau, the Bahamas, as one of the wealthiest men in America, having quietly amassed a fortune based on a global empire of duty-free shops that sold liquor and…

Since the announcement a few months ago of my appointment as President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, I've had an unusual opportunity to hear what many people know - and don't know - about us. Some only know that we were once the "anonymous…

By Sally Beatty Wealthy families are setting up new philanthropic foundations in increasing numbers, but they are also shutting them down at an accelerating pace. Some of the biggest names in philanthropy are backing the idea of setting a time limit on their giving: The…

Chuck Feeney has already given away $3 billion - and there's a few billion more to come, the publicity-shy philanthropist tells Conor O'Clery Summary: Chuck Feeney discusses his views on philanthropy, "giving while living" and life. for more click here (subscription required): www.ireland.com

Original Source By STEPHANIE STROM Despite a worldwide economic decline, the nine-figure gift is not dead. Charles F. Feeney, the iconoclastic philanthropist known as “the billionaire who wasn’t,” is giving $125 million to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center to support development of a complex…

Chuck Feeney spent years building up a multibillion dollar fortune and he has spent the last 35 years giving away that fortune. Through Atlantic Philanthropies, Feeney has given almost $9 billion to various causes.Later this year the company's accounts are set to hit zero. The…

By Mervyn McCall Inspired by philanthropists like Chuck Feeney, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, I had been thinking for some time about the type of charitable contribution I would like to make in Northern Ireland. In the end I was simply driven by the desire…

[caption id="attachment_79674" align="alignnone" width="596"] Amit Chandra. Photo: The Economic Times[/caption] By Masoom Gupte Last year, Amit Chandra had a high point in his life when he met the 'James Bond', of philanthropy. During a trip to San Francisco, the Bain Capital top boss and wife, Archana,…