Posts by Anick Silencieux

With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community. The right match can help you reduce stress, find friends, connect with the community, learn new skills, and even advance your career. Giving to others can also help protect your mental and physical health. Learn more ab...

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If every African with the means contributed a dollar a month for a year to pool their own resources, the continent could move from charity case to wealth creator. But to achieve this shift, Africa’s philanthropic infrastructure will first need to be strengthened – and in some cases... View full articl...

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by Alyssa Ochs According to a report out last month, giving circles are becoming more diverse in terms of race, gender and income levels, and more popular among people of color. That finding tracks with our own coverage of giving circles across the U.S., where we’ve noticed that groups that have felt ...

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by Tony Kwame Ansah, Jr. Since the 1960s till now, there have been large amounts of foreign and domestic philanthropy in Africa. Foreign philanthropy has gotten more mainstream recognition than domestic philanthropy has in Africa. Let us unpack these forms of philanthropy and propose that the Afr...

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