Impact IMPACT IMPACTS Philanthropists with Big Impact Giving that is hands-on, savvy, proactive, transformational Read More IMPACTS Philanthropists with Big ImpactIn the portfolio of striking photographs that follow, we meet some of the beneficiaries of the “class” of 2019’s philanthropy, and we can read a bit of their remarkable stories in their own words. Read more Philanthropists with Big Impact › Bringing Sesame Street to LifeThe beginning of the iconic children’s program Sesame Street can be traced to an apartment in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park. Read more Bringing Sesame Street to Life › Protecting the Right to VoteDemocracy is precious. It means everyone’s voice being heard. Sometimes, that simple concept is lost, however. Read more Protecting the Right to Vote › Load More FORGING THE FUTURE Advancing Global Peace: Hillary Clinton and William J. Burns in Conversation Read More FORGING THE FUTURE Forging the Future Together: Q&A with William ThomsonThe Honorary President of the Carnegie UK Trust highlights how Carnegie institutions plan for tomorrow’s challenges today Read more Forging the Future Together: Q&A with William Thomson › The PeacemakersThe family of Carnegie institutions opened the Forging the Future series with an event that draws upon the lessons of the past century as we look — it is hoped — to forge a more peaceful future. Read more The Peacemakers › The Carnegie UK Trust: Changing Minds, Changing LivesThe Trust continues Andrew Carnegie’s original vision to improve the lives and well-being of people throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland Read more The Carnegie UK Trust: Changing Minds, Changing Lives › Load More GIVING HERO Small Gift, Big Giver Of all the donations Vartan Gregorian has received in his years of serving great institutions, one stands out in his memory. Read More GIVING HERO One Woman Creates a Movement in AfricaFiona was the first in her family to finish high school and continue on to university. Now she leads a pan-African network of rural philanthropists on track to grow to more than 130,000 women. Read more One Woman Creates a Movement in Africa › Grief, Growth & Giving BackAfter losing both their parents, Auston and Melessa channeled their grief toward giving; they they distributed ~150 grief kits made by Sesame Workshop to help children like them learn to cope with the loss of a parent. Read more Grief, Growth & Giving Back › One Life, Threatened by Chronic Kidney DiseaseIgnacio Holtz has helped save the lives of 500 people suffering from chronic kidney disease in the U.S. and Mexico. Read more One Life, Threatened by Chronic Kidney Disease › Load More THE PHILANTHROPISTS The Haas Family: A Philadelphia Institution Truly exceptional philanthropists are about as common as four-leaf clovers. So when you find a whole family full of givers, it is like stumbling across an entire field of the green good luck charms. Read More THE PHILANTHROPISTS Ted Turner: Big Dreams for a Better WorldAs a media tycoon, Ted Turner knows all about staying in the news. At the age of 78, Turner remains a steady presence, featuring regularly across the press in a variety of incarnations. Read more Ted Turner: Big Dreams for a Better World › Sir Tom Hunter: Scottish Tradition of GivingAuthor and Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson is quoted as saying, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” Read more Sir Tom Hunter: Scottish Tradition of Giving › Mei Hing Chak: China’s First Lady of PhilanthropyMei Hing Chak has seen incredible success in her life, often after pushing against the traditional way of doing things. Read more Mei Hing Chak: China’s First Lady of Philanthropy › Load More INNOVATIONS Donating After Disasters How to Give Responsibly After a Catastrophe Read More INNOVATIONS Geography of GivingIf you live in Utah, you are in America’s most charitable state. If you are in New England, you may be in one of the country’s less philanthropic areas. Read more Geography of Giving › Giving, Without Opening Your WalletGot knitting skills? You can make hats for premature babies or teddy bears for children living in HIV/AIDS-affected areas. Read more Giving, Without Opening Your Wallet › Millennial ShiftMost of them are charitable and have volunteered. They use their cell phones to donate, and see their workplace as somewhere they can make a big difference. Read more Millennial Shift › Load More
