Philanthropy

The annual Golden Radiator and Rusty Radiator Awards are in play once again for the fourth year, and people will be voting for the best and worst nonprofit ads of 2016, up until December 6.

If you’re hip to the nonprofit world, you probably know about Boston’s Daily Table, the nonprofit market established by former president of Trader Joe’s, Dough Rauch. What you might not know is that he developed this social impact project after participating in Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative.

Recently, in the world of philanthropy, impact investing has become a popular trend as charitable donors seek “creative ways to align their investments with their missions.”

The Gates Foundation recently announced a grant made to the Urban Institute which will help create the Partnership on Mobility from Poverty.

According to the San Jose Mercury News, head of Google search Amit Singhal will be leaving the company on Feb. 26 to pursue work in the philanthropic sector.

In an update to its philanthropic strategies, Microsoft has made plans “to give away $1 billion in cloud services to nonprofits and university researchers over the next three years.”