Michael Bloomberg will spend $120 million in an effort to reduce the soaring numbers of deaths from drug overdoses, he announced today at a healthcare summit he organized. The pledge more than doubles the $50-million philanthropic commitment he made toward the same goal in 2018. Bloomberg’s pledge follows a preliminary finding from the federal Centers […]
SINGAPORE, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Philanthropists and investors committed $5 billion to nature restoration and conservation on Wednesday, a move environmental activists welcomed as the highest sum of private funding ever pledged. The funding pledged at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, will focus on the “30by30” target, […]
Growing up, I watched my dad engage in several philanthropic activities. He gave to people and causes he cared about. Much of the beneficiaries of these philanthropic deeds were extended family members, the local community, friends and religious organizations. Sometimes, the beneficiaries were strangers. This is typical of Nigerian philanthropy and giving, which are largely […]
Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) are not-for-profit groups that work to improve the lives of people at the local level. They are typically locally based, locally staffed and their operations are very specific to the localities in which they operate. CBOs are mostly focused on providing solutions to one or more community needs. The local presence of […]
A lot of brouhaha has been generated since the enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 in Nigeria. The Act, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari last month, was yet to be gazetted at the time of writing this article. Although it is not perfect, the vilification of the […]
In this exclusive interview, Financial Nigeria Columnist and Executive Director, Samuel Olutuyi Foundation, Olajide Olutuyi, discusses the areas of activities and interventions of the foundation and their broad impacts so far. He spoke to Managing Editor, Financial Nigeria Magazine, Jide Akintunde. Jide Akintunde (JA): The Samuel Olutuyi Foundation (SOF) appears to be grassroots-focused. How was […]