Meet a Bay Area Giver With An Eye On Lyme and More

Meet a Bay Area Giver With An Eye On Lyme and More
Bay Area philanthropist Laure L. Woods is a significant supporter of Bay Area Lyme Foundation. Her interest in the disease is personal. We take a look at some of her giving.
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No Pet Left Behind: The Grantmakers Aiming to Rescue Animals When Disaster Strikes

No Pet Left Behind: The Grantmakers Aiming to Rescue  Animals When Disaster Strikes

Another day, another unusual niche in philanthropy to dig into: nonprofits and funders looking out for pets in disaster response. It's a bigger deal than you might think. Who's doing what? 

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PAWS: A Wealthy Chicago Couple Cares About Animals

Metropolitan Bank Group cofounders Peter and Paula Fasseas have a passion for supporting animals in their philanthropy and have helped spearhead the local no-kill movement in Chicagoland. We take a look.

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A Grantmaker Asks How Working With Horses Can Impact Human Health

A Grantmaker Asks How Working With Horses Can Impact Human Health

Working with horses to aid human health treatments has grown in popularity, but is it proven effective? One funder is making grants to bolster the body of research on the subject. 

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With Africa's Wilds Facing Growing Threats, A Billionaire Steps Up

With Africa's Wilds Facing Growing Threats, A Billionaire Steps Up

The Wyss Foundation has been branching out in a big way in recent years. The latest donation treads familiar ground—land protection—although this time in Africa, and with a remarkably high dollar amount.

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For Morris, Funding Animal Health Ranges from Shelter Cats to Siberian Tigers

For Morris, Funding Animal Health Ranges from Shelter Cats to Siberian Tigers

Morris Animal Foundation is one of the largest animal health funders around, and while its primary focus is dogs and cats, quite of lot of its giving extends to global wildlife.  

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A Boost for Man's Best Friend: What a Dog-Loving Funder Is Up To Lately

A Boost for Man's Best Friend: What a Dog-Loving Funder Is Up To Lately

Petco Foundation has being making some hefty grants, and its annual giving has doubled in recent years. Here's a quick look at an animal welfare funder on the move. 

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Vast Suffering, Clear Solutions: The Logic Behind a Global Push to Help Farm Animals

Vast Suffering, Clear Solutions:  The Logic Behind a Global Push to Help Farm Animals

With more donors drawn to effective altruism, we look at an example of how such giving unfolds in practice—in this case backstopped by the vast wealth of Facebook billionaire Dustin Moskovitz.

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The Funders Helping Wildlife Find Safe Passage Across Highways

The Funders Helping Wildlife Find Safe Passage Across Highways

With highways and housing carving up habitats, donors are pitching in to build protective wildlife crossings.

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