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  • File – Melanie, one of the dogs being cared for at the ASPCA adoption center, sits in her kennel at the ASPCA, Friday, April 21, 2023, in New York. Many nonprofits use images of suffering and need to motivate people to give, but a recent study from economists found there may be other effective strategies for prompting acts of generosity. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)Finance

    Beyond ‘sadvertising’: Charitable giving is more likely if potential donors are in a good mood, research suggests

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Sheryl SandbergSuccess

    Sheryl Sandberg wants to prepare girls for the harsh realities of work: ‘One day you’re going to be in a meeting and some man is going to talk over you’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • MacKenzie ScottSuccess

    Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott sets off a frenzy for $1 million grants as over 6,000 applicants pour in for 250 slots

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Founder and CEO of the Decolonizing Wealth Project, Edgar Villanueva, speaks during the Alight Align Arise conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Atlanta. Villanueva announced on Friday that the Decolonizing Wealth Project is committing $20 million over five years to boost campaigns run by nonprofits across the country for reparations along with a research collaboration with Boston University to map reparation projects. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)Politics

    The push for reparations for Black Americans just got a $20 million boost: ‘It takes the money to win’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Take Our Sons and Daughters to work daySuccess

    Remote work is killing the 30-year-old nonprofit behind ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Melynda Milburn Jamison, executive director of CASA of Lexington, meets with a new volunteer before a training session, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Lexington, Ky. According to a recent U.S. Census and AmeriCorps survey, formal volunteer participation dropped 7% between 2019 and 2021, the largest decrease the survey has recorded. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Success

    Volunteering have been declining for decades but the pandemic and economic struggles made it a lot worse: ‘This is a wake-up call’

    By Thalia Beaty, Glenn Gamboa, and others
  • FILE – Leonard Lauder, left, and Ronald Lauder, sons of the late cosmetics mogul Estée Lauder, stand next to U.S. President George W. Bush, not pictured, as they receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf, which was awarded posthumously to her during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, June 23, 2004. The sons of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, along with her four grandchildren, pledged $200 million Tuesday, April 4, 2023, to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, a nonprofit the family founded to support research into finding a cure for the disease. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)Health

    The 2 heirs of makeup mogul Estée Lauder are promising $200 million for Alzheimer’s research

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES -February 1: Ukrainian refugees lined up outside for a job fair held at the Marks JCH of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. (Photo by Shawn Inglima for NY Daily News via Getty Images)Politics

    Ukrainian refugees in U.S. try to help the war effort and restart their shattered lives: ‘I cannot sit and do nothing’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • A view of the graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

    Microsoft tops the list of largest private donors to Ukraine with $430 million—but Google also made the cut

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York.Finance

    Nonprofits are left empty handed and furious as Amazon closes down it’s charity program: ‘At the very least, they can be good corporate citizens’

    By Thalia Beaty, Glenn Gamboa, and others
  • Bill and Melinda GatesSuccess

    Is Bill Gates too powerful? His foundation head wonders about it, as a critic says he’s ‘tormenting schoolchildren.’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Damar HamlinSuccess

    Damar Hamlin will soon have to decide how to donate $8.6 million: ‘He’s got a lot of planning to do and it’s just going to be good vibes everywhere’

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • MacKenzie ScottSuccess

    MacKenzie Scott reveals nearly $2 billion in donations to 343 organizations as she continues quest to give away wealth

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX speaksFinance

    Facebook co-founder blames Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘effective altruism’ mindset for FTX troubles

    By Thalia Beaty, Glenn Gamboa, and others
  • Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.Finance

    MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85 million, the largest donation in the organization’s history

    By Chris Morris, Thalia Beaty, and others