Meet A Lutheran Couple Interested in Fighting Hunger and Poverty in Chicago... Abroad,Too.

Chicagoland couple Jerry and Susan Kolschowsky, who built a fortune in the food industry, support the poor and hungry near home—and in the developing world.

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It's the Deadliest Neglected Tropical Disease in the World. Who's Giving Grants to Fight It?

It's the Deadliest Neglected Tropical Disease in the World. Who's Giving Grants to Fight It?

Continuing our spotlight of new grantmaking action on NTDs, we look at which funders are putting up funds to combat the devastating parasitic disease schistosomiasis.

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Anti-Apartheid: Why a Wall Street Couple Make South Africa a Priority

Anti-Apartheid: Why a Wall Street Couple Make South Africa a Priority

Derek C. Schrier founded Indaba Capital Management, where he's managing partner. But a major component of his philanthropy with wife Cameron involves South Africa, where Schrier worked to end apartheid. 

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Neglected No More? The Fight Against NTDs Picks Up

Neglected No More? The Fight Against NTDs Picks Up

Neglected tropical diseases inflict a devastating human and economic toll on poor countries. The good news? It’s been a busy year in the global fight against NTDs.

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Leapfrogging the Cold Chain: Why Gates is Big Into Microneedles

Leapfrogging the Cold Chain: Why Gates is Big Into Microneedles

Providing continuous access to essential medicines is a global health challenge where innovation is key—especially where the critical cold chain is concerned. Microneedles are one solution.

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Keep It Cold: New Funding Flows to Ensure a Vital Link in the Delivery of Vaccines

Keep It Cold: New Funding Flows to Ensure a Vital Link in the Delivery of Vaccines

While uninterrupted refrigeration is key to successful vaccine delivery, that's no easy thing in poor countries where electricity is spotty. Which is why one nonprofit's tech solution has some funders excited. 

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Philanthropy vs. Blindness: What's the Latest?

Philanthropy vs. Blindness: What's the Latest?

Since 80 percent of blindness in the world is preventable, you might think plenty of funders would be working this problem. But that's not the case. So who is in this fight?

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One Funder on a Mission to Help Kids in Africa Survive Cancer

One Funder on a Mission to Help Kids in Africa Survive Cancer

In parts of Africa, the mortality rate for pediatric cancer patients can be as high as 90 percent. Many of those deaths can be prevented, and this corporate funder is working to make that happen.

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Bill Gates Sees a Threat That Could Kill 30 Million People. Some Funders Are Paying Attention

Bill Gates Sees a Threat That Could Kill 30 Million People. Some Funders Are Paying Attention

Gates recently sounded the alarm about the risks posed by weaponizing dangerous pathogens. He's not the only deep-pocketed funder who's been moving new resources to address biosecurity issues. 

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Across the "Valley of Death." A Health Funding Giant's Big New Plan for Impact

Across the "Valley of Death." A Health Funding Giant's Big New Plan for Impact

Wellcome Trust, the world's second-largest foundation, spends a fortune to find new health breakthroughs. Now, it's making a push to ensure that research translates into actual health gains. 

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Gag Reflex: Melinda Gates Isn't the Only Funder Worried About the Mexico City Policy

Gag Reflex: Melinda Gates Isn't the Only Funder Worried About the Mexico City Policy

Trump's harsher version of the "global gag rule" may put huge pressures on private global health funders to fill new and gaping funding gaps. Oh, and it's also likely to actually increase abortions.

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Four Questions About the Future of Gates Philanthropy

Four Questions About the Future of Gates Philanthropy

The latest annual letter by Bill and Melinda Gates leaves key questions unanswered about where Gates giving might go from here. With $185 billion in play, what might the future hold? 

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What Has Merck Been Doing Lately to Help Mothers and Babies Survive and Thrive?

What Has Merck Been Doing Lately to Help Mothers and Babies Survive and Thrive?

Geography often determines a mother and her newborn’s chances of survival. Merck's philanthropic arm is set on changing that. Here's the latest. 

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Big Funders, Big Data: The Growing Quest to Learn More About Global Health

Big Funders, Big Data: The Growing Quest to Learn More About Global Health

Major data projects are looming ever larger in global health philanthropy. What are funders trying to find out? And are these expensive efforts the best use of grant dollars? 

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A Top Funder Wants to Know: What Does an Urban Future Mean for Humanity's Well-Being?

A Top Funder Wants to Know: What Does an Urban Future Mean for Humanity's Well-Being?

Is the rapid urbanization of the world a good thing when it comes to public health, equity, and more? To find out, Wellcome Trust is funding a five-year study in hundreds of cities.

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This May Be the Greatest Threat Facing Humanity. What Can Philanthropy Do About It?

This May Be the Greatest Threat Facing Humanity. What Can Philanthropy Do About It?

It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when, another fast moving disease outbreak will occur. A new coalition aims to ensure the world is ready. 

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A Powerhouse Alliance: When the World's Two Largest Foundations Join Forces

A Powerhouse Alliance: When the World's Two Largest Foundations Join Forces

Everyone knows that the Gates Foundation is huge and important. But Americans know less about the giant Wellcome Trust, or how it often works with Gates on big biomedical research goals. 

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Where Have Hilton's Global Grants Been Going Lately?

Where Have Hilton's Global Grants Been Going Lately?

The Conrad Hilton Foundation is one of the biggest U.S. funders giving for global health and development, and it's set to get much bigger. We check in on where its money has been heading. 

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Billionaires vs. Big Tobacco in the Global South

Billionaires vs. Big Tobacco in the Global South

One of the more intriguing global health battles now under way pits an aggressive U.S. industry against two of the richest men in the world. Who's winning? 

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What Has Gates Done Lately on Global Family Planning? Big Things, With a Big Partner

What Has Gates Done Lately on Global Family Planning? Big Things, With a Big Partner

The foundation has long been funding reproductive health, but these efforts have lately gained new urgency, and a major give last month underscores that. 

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