Brazil’s leading civil society organizations on Monday called on Indian lawmakers, charities and businesses to invest in partnerships with their local and regional organizations to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In an open letter, six Brazilian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged
A close family contact said Gatton passed away on Monday at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was 89 years old. A native of Bremen, Kentucky, Gatton moved to Bristol, Tennessee in 1969 and purchased the Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership on State Street. In
Bilquis Bano Edhi, the wife of renowned humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, passed away at the age of 74 on Friday after a month-long illness. She was admitted to a hospital in Karachi for three days and was rushed there after
A philanthropy report has found that India’s super-rich has sharply reduced their philanthropic contributions despite a surge in net worth in the past six years, from the financial year 2015-16 to the financial year 2020-21. The tally of retail contributors, or individuals
The Taliban will allow girls to return to class when high schools open on March 22. After taking power on August 15, 2021, the Taliban ordered the reopening of boys’ high schools from September 18, but did not mention girls’ schools. Most
One of China’s richest e-commerce entrepreneurs will donate shares in his flagship JD.com currently worth $2.28 billion to charity, the company said in a US stock filing, making him the latest Chinese tech billionaire to donate an unprecedented sum amid Beijing’s efforts
Advocates for cryptocurrency philanthropy are expecting a boom in donors in 2022. Cryptocurrency has taken the world by storm, and now many people have turned to digital currency to both grow and manage their finances. Crypto is also being used as a
The Philanthropy Award at Asian Business Awards 2021 has gone to Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal. The philanthropist and head of India’s leading producer of metals, minerals and oil and gas have been felicitated for the work done by his charitable organisation,
Corporate giving is on the decline. In real dollars, corporate donating in the United States declined 14.5 percent last year, and over the last 15 years, corporate giving as a percentage of profits has dropped by 50 percent. The reasons are not
Sudha Reddy, philanthropist and business entrepreneur, was the sole Indian to attend the Met Gala 2021, which drew megawatt luminaries from all over the world On Monday evening, New York City’s pinnacle night(Met Gala) of elegance and haute couture captivated celebrities and
