MasterCard Foundation




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Recent News from MasterCard Foundation


2016 Finalists for Africa's LYE Award – the Anzisha Prize – Break New Ground in Innovation and ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

They are learning from each other, growing their ventures and advancing the spirit of social entrepreneurship.” In addition to winning a share of...more

Africa-Focused Giving By US Foundations Grew At Twice The Rate Of Overall International Giving
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

Business investors aren't the only ones spotting Africa's potential. Name-brand foundations are also investing in Africa, making grants on a...more

Betting Bigger on Africa: As a Continent Rises, Foundations Are Upping the Ante
Foundation: Gates Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

Africa-focused foundation grant dollars jumped more than 400 percent, from $288.8 million to nearly $1.5 billion... Africa accounted for 25 percent...more

In Good Company: Women in Philanthropy
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

As one of this year's YWCA Women of Distinction Award recipients, I am honored to be counted among women who have been inspired by...more

Young African Leaders Making a Positive Change
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

She launched her self-titled blog as well as her mental health social enterprise; My Mind, My Funk which ran Kenya's first free mental health...more

The Landscape for Impact Investing in Southern Africa
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

The impact investing market across twelve southern African countries — Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,...more

Applications open for $100k Anzisha entrepreneurship prize
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

Applications have opened for the sixth Anzisha Prize, with the competition looking for 12 of Africa's youngest, most innovative social and...more

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and MetLife Foundation Partner to Enhance ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation's grant of $250,000 USD will go toward enhancing Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P), a global financial inclusion programme...more

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

The MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa...more

7 NGOs in India get a total of more than $3 million in grants by a group of philanthropists in the US
Foundation: American India Foundation, Intel Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, Global Fund for Children

The announcement was made today by a partnership of philanthropic organizations at the ongoing 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum, in Redwood City,...more



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