News and impact

Explore the Giving Pledge’s impact through the news articles, announcements, community learning sessions, and Pledger video spotlights shared below.

The role of philanthropy to advance medical research

Learning sessions

Optimizing for the promise of AI in education

Learning sessions

Impact investing and climate action

February 7, 2024 | As part of the ongoing program offerings provided by the Giving Pledge throughout the year, many within our community recently came…

Learning sessions

Equity learning series

August 4, 2020 – December 7, 2021 | The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others in recent years, and…

Learning sessions

Economic mobility

October 25, 2023 | Throughout the year, the Giving Pledge community comes together to learn about pressing issues and the role of philanthropy in addressing…

Learning sessions

Catalyzing education innovation through philanthropy

October 11, 2017 | Hosted by Ann & John Doerr and Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg, this session highlighted some of the boldest ideas for…

Learning sessions

COVID-19 updates

March 16, 2020 – September 14, 2021 | Since March 2020, the Giving Pledge hosted a series of learning sessions featuring leading experts to help…

Learning sessions

Collaborative giving

June 1, 2020 – June 2, 2021 | The Giving Pledge hosted a series of events highlighting the work of collaborative funds that enable large-scale…

Learning sessions

Building advocacy movements

October 23, 2019 | Hosted by Nick and Leslie Hanauer and the team at Civic Ventures, this session centered around a series of case studies…

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Saving the nation from healthcare

February 6, 2019 | Hosted by Henry and Susan Samueli, this session featured conversations on the what and the how of integrative health, its impact…

Learning sessions

Promoting economic mobility

November 15, 2018 | Hosted by George Kaiser and the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), this session featured a series of conversations about the development…

Learning sessions