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NEW YORK and BRUSSELS: On June 27th, ‌‌international‌ ‌advocacy‌ ‌organization‌ Global Citizen and the European Commission (EC)‌ hosted Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Summit and [...]

“An increasingly vocal network of charitable figures, lawmakers and others wants to pry that piggy bank open. The Patriotic Millionaires — a group of about 200 wealthy individuals, [...]

Wallace Global Fund stands against all forms of oppression and injustice. We condemn racism and white supremacy and recognize their long legacy in this country – including within our electoral [...]

Philanthropy News Digest spoke with Wallace Global Fund’s Ellen Dorsey about the fund’s decision-making process, the moral obligations of foundations in a time of crisis, and the [...]

Lawmakers are considering an “emergency charity stimulus” in order to unlock an additional $200 billion in charitable resources over the next three years. The temporary legislation would mandate [...]

If Congress could pump $200 billion into the economy at this time of unprecedented crisis without using a dime of taxpayer money, what politician of any party could resist?  The funding [...]

The coronavirus pandemic and a nearly stalled economy have prompted many foundations to make major changes in their grant making. Most visibly, at least 715 foundations have promised to provide [...]

WGF will spend 20% of its endowment in 2020 and will immediately award $1.2M in grants to organizations responding to social and economic crises caused by COVID-19.

In response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, Wallace Global Fund’s Executive Director Ellen Dorsey and Aaron Dorfman, CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, called on [...]

The Wallace Global Fund today announced that Kindred Motes will join the foundation as Senior Officer, Communications and Strategic Engagement. In this new role, Motes will lead all global media, [...]