Tag: Women
Whether Women Are More Generous Than Men, and Whether It Matters
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy has just released a study showing that at all income levels women give more than men—both more frequently and more generously when controlled for income.
This study’s headline is that across nearly all income levels women are more likely to give and on average give more than men... (continue reading this blog post)
The Agency of African Girls and Women
Africa is being described as a new economic frontier, according to recent reports from McKinsey Global Institute and the Africa Progress Panel. The former assesses opportunities for business investment in Africa’s future growth trajectory, while the latter highlights social and developmental issues that need to be addressed to fuel progress. Both reports converge on a central question—what will sustain such growth? The African Progress Panel underscores one driver often missed by economists, governments, and policy makers: the central role of women in the economy.
In spite of shouldering a disproportionate burden of the continent’s poverty and facing barriers to education, financial services, resources and property rights... (continue reading blog post)
Rebuilding Haiti with Microfinance (Video)
In my last post, “Reinforcing Resilience, Rebuilding Haiti,” I described the partnership The MasterCard Foundation had formed with Fonkoze. It’s intended to stimulate the country’s economy—from the ground up—by enabling extremely poor women to rebuild or create livelihoods... (continue reading this blog post)
Reinforcing Resilience, Rebuilding Haiti
It was an uplifting phone call. There were whoops of joy, some laughter and a few tears. Last week, I called Anne Hastings, the CEO of Fonkoze – the leading microfinance institution in Haiti – with big news. Our foundation committed $4.5 million to spur Haiti’s economic recovery from the earthquake. At its core, this commitment will rebuild Fonkoze, which, in turn, is helping Haitians rebuild their country from the ground up through microfinance... (continue reading this blog post)
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Women, Giving Circles Reshaping Giving Sector
Female givers are making their impact as foundations scramble for donations
We Are the Possible: Meet Lindsey McDougle
An interview with Lindsey McDougle, a doctoral student at the University of San Diego pursuing a degree in Leadership Studies with a specialization in Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies.
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