Rachel Wharton, a researcher at New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), writes about how philanthropic organizations are working to develop trends and innovations that have the potential to change the world.
In an NPC report, there are 10 innovations in philanthropy worth looking at. The 10 innovations in global philanthropy include:
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Shell Foundation lessons learned report
Knight Prototype Fund
Dasra Giving Circles
Edge Fund
KL Felicitas Foundation
Goodstart deal
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Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.