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Recent News from Changemakers


The Challenges of €Śinnovation”

"You don't stop trying new things until the tears stopnot because you are innovative, but because you love your child." So writes Kenda Creasy Dean in her new book, Innovating for Love, in which...more

Enabling the Multidimensional Energy Transition with Data and Ai

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wants the world to be "carbon negative" by 2030 and "remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted since it was founded" by 2050. In a blog...more

How to Spark a Revolution in Inclusion
Foundation: Gates Foundation

"We have to make it clear to folks that they're not just leaving money on the table, they're leaving progress on the table," self-described "actrivist" Rosario Dawson told the World Economic Forum's...more

Youth-Led Startups Showcase Sustainable Development Solutions at the Youth Social ...
Foundation: Citi Foundation

"To the youth, I urge you to be proactive, resilient, and persistent on your entrepreneurial journey," says the UN's resident representative in the Philippines. "Make your voices heard, take up...more

Emints National Center Recognizes King for Educational Excellence

A teacher in Baldwin County, Ala., is being called a "beacon of excellence and dedication in the pursuit of educational innovation." Jeremy King is the recipient of the 2024 eMINTS Innovative...more

Changemakers Are Flocking to the New World of Eu Innovation
Foundation: Changemakers

The US may be the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide, but the European Union is No. 1 when it comes to researching and developing green technologies. In fact, the EU is No. 1 when it...more

Senator Lieberman Believed in the Power of Innovation to Drive Economic Growth, Tackle ...

Joe Lieberman, who has died at age 82, was an "ambassador for innovation, democracy, and entrepreneurship," according to a statement from the University of Connecticut, where Lieberman was a...more

Geeta Pradhan: Inspired by Everyday Struggling People, She Leads $60 Million Endowment ...
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation

Geeta Pradhan is the president of the Cambridge Community Foundation in Massachusetts, and in 2024 she'll become the state's outstanding woman of the year. That's thanks to her work to fight...more

New Program to Empower Women-Owned Enterprises
Foundation: International Youth Foundation, Calgary Foundation

Canada's Queen Elizabeth II has been given the Order of Canadathe country's highest civilian honorfor her 60 years of service to the nation, the Globe and Mail reports. According to the CBC, the...more



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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?


Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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