Posts Tagged ‘Philanthropy’

Melinda Gates: ‘Simple Things Can Have a Huge Effect’

Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private global development organisation in the world. In a SPIEGEL interview, Melinda Gates explains the couple’s start in philanthropy, the challenges of combatting disease in conflict zones and the unique responsibility of the wealthy. SPIEGEL: Mrs. Gates, how does it feel to be so rich that Read more

Parliament axes Charities Commission

Friday, May 25th, 2012

The Charities Commission will be scrapped under legislation passed by Parliament on Tuesday night. The Crown Entities Reform Bill will instead see the regulation of charities carried out by a board within the Department of Internal Affairs. Members of ComVoices, a network of community and voluntary sector organisations, said it was not too late for Read more