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The article focuses on billionaire philanthropist and novelist Mackenzie Scott and how she spends her fortunes in good cause. Information is provided on Scott's family and college education, writing achievements like "Traps," approach to public life and charitable giving and charitable work with then husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Grants and charitable giving by Scott are highlighted including for Lost Horse, LLC, fundraising for Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington and Giving Pledge.

The article reports that the Open Society Foundation, a left-leaning organization started by billionaire investor George Soros, has announced restructuring that will result in many of its partner organizations around the world to lose funding. Topics covered include an intense pressure faced by the foundation that forced it to implement the funding changes, including the rising authoritarianism and a deeply divided civil societies.

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The article reports on the efforts by companies to secure funding for their coronavirus vaccine project as of November 2020. Topics include the fund secured by the Serum Institute of India from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to finance the production of its vaccine, the efforts by Bill Gates to raise vaccine money from countries like France, Germany and United Arab Emirates, and the Gates-led plan to deliver vaccines to developing countries.

The article examines the impact of the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX on a philanthropy movement called effective altruism. It presents statement from nonprofit Building a Stronger Future in response to the collapse of FTX and shows the focus of members of the movement on issues like pandemic prevention and artificial intelligence. Data shows the donation made by FTX's charitable vehicle FTX Foundation Fund and its grant recipients.

The article focuses on the desperation of Central Americans to get into the U.S. to flee violence and instability in their country, with their families turning to smuggling operations to get relatives into the U.S. Topics covered include the high cost of migrant smuggling amidst the tightening of the American border, the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump to halt illegal immigration and the strengthening of the smuggling networks following a public outcry on Trump's zero-tolerance policy.

The article reports on the move by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to file a petition for divorce in the King County Superior Court in Washington State to part ways with her husband Dan Jewett, a former science teacher. Also cited are Scott's failed marriage with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Scott's move to delete Jewett's name in her philanthropic projects like the Giving Pledge campaign.

The article presents the highlights of the 2022 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting held in New York in September. Topics include the global challenges facing leaders worldwide, job creation, and mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions. Attendees include former U.S. President Bill Clinton and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Melinda French Gates.

The article reports on the growing number of Americans who experience hunger amidst high inflation in the U.S. Also cited are how food banks struggle to buy and transport goods, the reduction of donations to food banks like Tabitha's Way Local Food Pantry, and how increased prices for housing, gas and food have increased food insecurity in the country.

The article reports on the 20 billion dollars in endowment that will be given by billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Among the areas in the foundation's grant making are global health, gender equality and education. Focus is given on the role of the foundation in global philanthropy including its giving to the World Health Organization and forging of relationships with international partners to accelerate progress.

The article reports on the move by donors to donate money to groups like the Everytown for Gun Safety to promote gun control measures amidst the proliferation of mass shooting cases across the U.S. and to counterweight the pro-gun organization National Rifle Association (NRA). Among the donors is former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Also cited is the launching of the gun-violence prevention donor group Fund for a Safer Future.

The article reports on the assets disclosed by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) in the tax form submitted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Topics discussed include the funds raised by the BLMGNF through donations from supporters, the criticisms earned by the finances of the foundation from Black Lives Matter movement participants, and the statement issued by Cicley Gay, chair of the BLMGNF board of directors.

The article explores the complexities of a 1994 federal statute that requires all 50 U.S. states to establish sex offender registries and separately adopt community reporting on the whereabouts of the offenders. Topics covered include how states vary in the requirements for sex offenders, with the Florida law stating that offenders cannot live or work in places where children congregate, and efforts of states to make the laws more flexible.

The article reports on the pledge made by Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce company Amazon, to donate most of his wealth to charity.

The article announces the appointment of Nemat Shafik, director of the London School of Economics in England, philanthropist and telecommunication billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, and Bridgespan Group co-chair Thomas J. Tierney as members of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation board of directors in January 2022.

The article focuses on a previously undisclosed situation between U.S. Navy SEALs and Afghan detainees that took place outside of Kalach, Afghanistan on May 31, 2012. The authors explain that after a SEAL was killed by a bomb at an Afghan Local Police checkpoint the SEALs gathered suspects and abused them, killing one man and then covering-up the murder.

The article reports on the move by Tesla executive Elon Musk to use troll philanthropy to antagonize the public. Also cited are Musk's criticism of the World Food Programme (WFP), his claim that successfully managing his electric car firm Tesla and rocket company SpaceX is already a campaign for the betterment of humankind, and the comment of Brookings Institution's Homi Kharas on Musk's actions.

The article features the nonprofit consultancy firm Bridgespan Group, which is providing advice to philanthropists regarding their donations to charities, food banks, nonprofit groups, and community colleges. Among the clients of the group is MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Also cited are some recipients of Scott's philanthropy like the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Charity Navigator.

The article discusses federal judge in Texas on Friday handed a significant victory to relatives of the victims of two deadly Boeing 737 Max crashes who are seeking to overturn a 2.5 billion U.S. Dollar legal settlement between Boeing and the Justice Department and to pursue criminal charges against the company.

The article discusses the philosopher William MacAskill whose rising profile parallels the growth of the giving community he helped found, effective altruism, which has become the giving philosophy for many Silicon Valley programmers, hedge funders, and technology billionaires.

The article reports on the sustained growth of income of billionaires in the U.S. and the plan by the administration of President Joe Biden to tax them to fund his proposed infrastructure bill. Among the billionaires are Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos. Also cited are the challenges in advancing the plan, including the opposition of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin III.

The article profiles the work of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6, a classified Special Operations group, including the history of the unit, its clandestine operations in numerous countries including Afghanistan, and allegations about misconduct by the unit including the killing of civilians. Topics include the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the number of deaths of Team 6 members since 2001, and disagreements over the appropriate role of such units in U.S. military policy.

The article announces the resignation of Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive Warren Buffett as a trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in June 2021.

The article discusses the spending of the royal family of Saudi Arabia during the period of austerity. Topics discussed include the construction of a palace for King Salman in Morocco despite the cancellation of projects in Saudi Arabia, reserves of petroleum as the source of the family's fortunes, the economic crisis in Saudi Arabia and alternatives to the privatization plan of the country.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of going on a skiing holiday with friends in Obertauern in the Austrian Alps and mentions living in Germany when they started the tradition, meeting celebrities, and hotels in the area.

The article focuses on promising in 2019 to give away her entire fortune, the billionaire MacKenzie Scott has handed out over $12 billion to nonprofits, per a tally of her publicly announced gifts since 2020 and enormous sum has vaulted her to the top ranks of philanthropists worldwide.

The article reports on the donations and gifts being made by billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to charities around the U.S. amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Among the beneficiaries is Chicago Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), which operates a rape crisis hotline and offers counseling to women on issues like jobs and mortgages. Scott secured her fortune from shares of Amazon following her divorce to company founder Jeff Bezos.

The article discusses the deployment, suffering and December 21, 2012 suicide of U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land Team) commander of Team 4 Job W. Price in Afghanistan, including in regard to difficulties in fighting the militant group the Taliban. The deaths of U.S. SEALs under Price's command in the Afghan War, including of Petty Officer Second Class Matthew G. Kantor, are discussed.

The article reports on the announcement of the 100-million-dollar donation pledge of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for the Obama Foundation on November 22, 2021.

The article discusses the layoffs and closures wrought by the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit groups that Americans rely on for social, medical and spiritual services as of July 25, 2020. Topics covered include the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) precarious finances and need of aid to continue operations, and the request for federal grants and loans by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. Also noted is the common line up for services by their usual donors.

The article reports on how U.S. bail funds raise millions of U.S. dollars amid protests pertaining to the death of African American man George Floyd, citing the case of the Colorado Freedom Fund. Topics covered include how Elisabeth Epps founded the Colorado Freedom Fund in 2018, how the bail funds got a great deal of public attention and the roots of bail funds.

The article reports on the efforts of charitable foundations to borrow money to support the initiatives to boost the U.S. economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics mentioned include grants handed out by the private foundation Ford Foundation in 2019, its plan to borrow 1 billion U.S. dollars to increase the amount of money it distributes, and the number of other leading charitable foundations that plan to join Ford and increase their giving by at least 725 million U.S. dollars.

The article reports on the lack of dialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic for COVID-19 patients fighting kidney failure. Topics mentioned include an increase in demand for dialysis at hospitals in New York City at the peak of the pandemic, percentage of intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 around the U.S. who suffered kidney failure and needed emergency dialysis, and the case of 68-year-old COVID-19 patient Jamal Uddin in Brooklyn.

The article focuses on the move of China's elite such as Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai to help U.S. hospitals and state officials get the Chinese-made medical supplies they need to fight the coronavirus, amidst the growing hostility between the U.S. and China. Topics covered include their efforts to keep the U.S.-China relationship alive after U.S. President Donald Trump blamed China for spreading the virus, and altruism and social responsibility behind the elites' desire to help.

The article reports on the rising demand for food assistance in the U.S. amid the coronavirus crisis. Topics covered include the help being provided by uniformed guardsmen to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank according to its Chief Executive Mike Manning, the projected shortage in the largest network of food banks in the next 6 months from April 2020 and the number of Americans who reported losing their jobs in the second half of March 2020.

The article reports on the shortage of lifesaving ventilators in the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic. Topics covered include details of the two failed federal contracts which could have produced affordable ventilators, the perils of outsourcing projects with critical public-health implications to private companies and the strategy evaluated by federal officials for the next public health emergency.

The article reports on the significant contribution of the Internet to the evolution of philanthropy. Topics discussed include the use of mobile payment systems such as Venmo and PayPal by author Shea Serrano to provide financial assistance to strangers that need help, the preference of the Millennial generation for crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe in helping other people, and the use of social networking service Twitter to promote charitable activities.

The article reports on the plan of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to spend one billion dollars in conservation efforts in the Congo Basin, the Andes and tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean announced on September 20, 2021.