James Pollard

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  • GEn zEconomy

    ‘If there’s no bottom rung on the ladder, it’s really hard to leap up’: Nonprofits focused on Gen Z employment get $25m Citi Foundation windfall

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Newman's OwnNorth America

    Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk have funded a program of Gen Z Native Americans who are fighting tribal food insecurity

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Michelle ObamaSuccess

    ‘When our girls succeed, we all do’: Michelle Obama group pledges $2.5 million to adolescent girls’ education efforts

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Mr BeastSuccess

    MrBeast leads online creators in $40 million fundraiser to build better quality water projects around the world

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Carla Hayden, former Librarian of CongressSuccess

    Carla Hayden was the first woman and African American to be Librarian of Congress before Trump ousted her. Two months later, she’s landed on her feet

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • A pair of Gen Zers picking up trash and litterLifestyle

    Nonprofits are finally figuring out how to get disillusioned Gen Zers to fix their own communities: You just have to give them money

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Fears of a “generosity crisis” have dogged nonprofit fundraisers for much of this century.Finance

    Gen Z and millennials are donating less to charity than Boomers—and it could worsen America’s ‘generosity crisis’

    By James Pollard, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 26: Rihanna attends her immersive beauty event in honor of Fenty Beauty’s newest product launch, Soft’lit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation at 7th Street Studios on April 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)Success

    Rihanna’s little-known philanthropy has been giving away millions for more than a decade. Her ‘uncommon’ strategy is a case study for other celebrities to follow

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson looks sus wearing a pink shirtFinance

    It sounds like MrBeast is not currently involved in any serious bids for TikTok after all

    By James Pollard, Haleluya Hadero, and others
  • Larry RobinsonSuccess

    Florida HBCU’s record $237 million donation from hemp mogul is worthless, investigator confirms

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Shelia Mae DobbinsEnvironment

    A 59-year-old widow has been forced to use a breathing tube and skyrocketing demand for wood pellets in the EU might be to blame

    By James Pollard, Julie Watson, and others
  • Florida A&M President Larry Robinson stands at a podium on the schools football fieldLifestyle

    A Florida HBCU was promised an extraordinary $237 million contribution from a hemp producer—but nobody can find the hemp, and the money might never come

    By The Associated Press and James Pollard
  • Sam AltmanTech

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joins the ranks of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in promising to give away half a billion

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • men at a nonprofit pose next to muralSuccess

    Companies with robust volunteer programs have lower turnover and help employees feel better about working there, even if they don’t participate

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press
  • Wood pelletsFinance

    The world’s largest global industrial supplier of wood pellets just filed for bankruptcy with debts over $2.6 billion

    By James Pollard and The Associated Press