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Last Bell: Chester on Modern Educational Challenges, MacArthur and MasterCard Foundations on ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

The 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum, held in Redwood City, Calif. through the end of the week will turn to education Thursday evening with a...more

African Philanthropy Forum Launched to Promote Inclusive Development on the ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

Just as our economic innovation offers inspiration for others outside of Africa, so now can our philanthropy. Through the APF and its connection to GPF, we have an opportunity to inform the flow of...more

African Charitable Giving Gets A Boost With Newly Launched African ...
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

A small group of African philanthropists including singer Angelique Kidjo have joined together to create the African Philanthropy Forum, an affiliate of the San Francisco-based Global Philanthropy...more

Scholarships bring students from African countries to UC Berkeley
Foundation: MasterCard Foundation

Jan Flatley-Feldman/Staff. Aisha Kingongo is one of the seven students from Africa who receives a full-ride scholarship to UC Berkeley courtesy of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program. The...more

Philanthropic Groups Collaborates to Improve Education
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, MasterCard Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation, Douglas B. Marshall Jr. Family Foundation and an anonymous donor will provide up to $5 million for efforts to increase...more



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