I relish the end-of-year news stories that highlight inspiring acts of generosity—the veteran who donated his bone marrow to save a preschooler with leukemia or the restaurant staff who pooled their ...

Holding a door open for a parent struggling with a stroller, giving money to a person in need, picking up something that a stranger dropped—these are all activities that you may do practically ...

There's a folktale we all know: a princess needs rescuing, and the hero, the youngest of three brothers, finds a way to slay the monster and rescue her (to much rejoicing). In the end they marry and ...

New research shows that small acts of generous behavior cause the brain of the person giving to light up with a “warm glow” marked by increased levels of happiness. The brain imaging data also showed ...

There seems to be an awe around philanthropy. An acknowledgement that it is so fragile and precious that it should never be sniffed at, questioned, challenged or told that it is failing to live up to ...

Editor's Note: In the wake of the ubiquitous Ice Bucket Challenge, Americans looked like a fairly generous lot. But based on data collected in 2010 for the University of Notre Dame's Science of ...

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I once had an associate, one of my all-time best, who was a rising star but lacked genuine empathy for his direct reports. It was a career blocker for him. I noticed him going through the motions of ...