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Global aid plunge raises alarm over millions of preventable deaths by 2030

Posted on April 10, 2026April 11, 2026 by PFTP

A sharp drop in global aid funding could have devastating human consequences, according to new warnings from the Rockefeller Foundation. Preliminary data released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows official development assistance (ODA) fell by 23% from 2024 to 2025—the steepest single-year decline in decades and far worse than earlier projections. Research by the Barcelona […]

Rockfeller Foundation adds $10M to Africa electrification initiative

Posted on March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 by PFTP

The Rockefeller Foundation has committed $10 million in support Mission 300, a World Bank Group and African Development Bank’s initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. Today, more than 730 million people still lack access to basic electricity, with an estimated 600 million living in Africa. This shortage hinders healthcare, education, digital […]

US research still waiting for release of dedicated funds

Posted on March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 by PFTP

The National Insitutes of Health, National Science Foundation and NASA have not yet received funding after Congress passed a $50 billion foreign affairs spending bill over a month ago. The president of the United States signed the bill into law on Feb. 3, with appropriations covering programs like global health initiatives, humanitarian aid and support […]

Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act looks to fix U.S. economic divide

Posted on March 3, 2026March 15, 2026 by PFTP

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act. If enacted as proposed, the legislation would establish a 5% annual wealth tax on the 938 billionaires in America, who are now collectively worth $8.2 […]

Donation covers future college tuition for 1,500 in Orlando

Posted on January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 by PFTP

Lift Orlando will cover the cost of college or technical education at Valencia College for approximately 1,500 local Jones High School students in the 2026-2029 classes. The scholarship, called Lift Scholars, is modeled after Osceola County’s successful Osceola Prosper initiative, and aims to increase college enrollment among Jones High School students by eliminating the barrier of […]

Be the People bets on Americans to solve America’s problems

Posted on January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 by PFTP

A new and privately-funded Be the People campaign challenges the idea that the United States is hopelessly divided or that individuals lack the power to address issues like poverty, addiction, violence and stalled economic mobility. The campaign emerged from the Stand Together Trust, a philanthropic community established in 2014 by the chairman and co-CEO of […]