There seems to be an awe around philanthropy. An acknowledgement that it is so fragile and precious that it should never be sniffed at, questioned, challenged or told that it is failing to live up to ...

Editor’s Note: In the wake of the ubiquitous Ice Bucket Challenge, Americans looked like a fairly generous lot. But based on data collected in 2010 for the University of Notre Dame’s Science of ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Generosity, also known as largess, is the quality of being liberal in the act of giving, ...

In recent years, organizations such as corporations and sports teams have made an effort to give back to their communities. Sometimes these efforts are criticized as merely marketing strategies, as ...

Generous, a Nashville company formed by health care leader and investor Harry Jacobson, has launched to streamline philanthropic donations and expand the reach of nonprofits. Led by CEO Ross Buntrock, ...

Robert Lang, a longtime cabinetmaker in Cincinnati, used to feel good about giving money to less-fortunate people. These days, however, he's being forced to be less generous. "I'm no great ...

Only 7%25 of people believe Millennials are more generous than previous generations. But 56%25 of Millennials have given a charitable gift%2C a new survey shows. Millennials have been characterized as ...

Tis the season and there is so much to report this month. To begin, December 6th was a great day for historic preservationists, and particularly The Villagers. The organization's Annual […] The post ...

Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. Leviticus 19:10 General Charles Gordon (1833–1885) served Queen Victoria ...

Writer Anand Giridharadas has a dark view of American philanthropy. He has been writing about people who say they're changing the world for the better — except that despite their best efforts, it's ...