Meet Angus Liddell, the Melbourne student who raised nearly $10,000, launched a 10km charity swim and won Young Citizen of the Year
His contribution is not limited to fundraising. Angus volunteers as a lifesaver at Mentone Life Saving Club, where he combines his passion for swimming with helping the community. Finding the time between classes, training and everyday commitments is…
A company bought 7,500 acres of England for £8.5 million to create ‘Britain’s Yellowstone’; after investors are repaid, it plans to give the land to a community or charity
‘Britain’s Yellowstone’: restoration project aims to take the greed out of land acquisition A nature restoration company has bought 7,500 acres of Northumbrian moorland for £8.5 million, starting a large rewilding project that aims to eventually hand the…
Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed
An LSU undergraduate missed out on a life-changing $1 million (£760,000) prize on national television after missing two field goal attempts during ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast in Baton Rouge. The high-stakes challenge saw sports analyst and…
Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, doctors at the Charity Hospital scrambled to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment as floodwaters trapped them inside its darkened halls for days on end. The massive hospital…
Prince Harry steps down from African Wildlife Charity Board following human rights abuse probe
Prince Harry has stepped down from the board of an African wildlife charity after an investigation found human rights abuses by rangers working in one of its protected areas.The Duke of Sussex had been associated with African Parks for about a decade,…
Canva’s billionaire founder donates $150 million directly to East African country’s poorest people, largest unconditional cash program ever for low-income countries | World News
In a move that challenges traditional aid, Canva billionaires and couple Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are sending cash directly into the hands of the East African nation’s poorest families. The co-founder of the Australian design software…
Melinda French Gates’ Quote of the Day: “Charity to me means using your voice, your time, your skills, your money, your resources to make the world a better place” – a timeless lesson that proves generosity means more than just wealth | World News
Bill Gates and Melinda France Gates Most people’s image of a philanthropist is someone who signs a huge check, not someone who volunteers one night a week, or someone who simply speaks out for a cause they believe in. Melinda French Gates has…
A Canadian father inspired by his daughter’s death from brain cancer has raised more than $1.6 million for research and received London’s first-ever London Medal | World News
Wayne Dunn’s life changes in ways he never imagined when he loses his daughter Allison to brain cancer at the age of 33. What started as a heartbreaking loss for a family turned into a mission to help others facing the same disease. The London,…
Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has made the world a “worse place” by donating more than $26.3 billion to charity
Elon Musk responds to Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott who has donated more than $26.3 billion to charity Tech Tycoon Elon Musk Amazon founder’s record-breaking, billion-dollar philanthropy sparks controversy Jeff Bezos‘Ex-wife…
Microsoft exec’s $1M donation connects North Carolina to Virgin Islands: ‘I could only dream of this in high school’
Microsoft executive Rashida Hodge says you don’t need extraordinary wealth to be a philanthropist. In 1998, Rashida Hodge came to Raleigh, North Carolina, with dreams of reaching beyond the island of St. Thomas where she grew up. The path she took…