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Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy Survey Finds Support for Reform of Philanthropy’s Legal Structure
A recent nonscientific survey of nearly 350 philanthropy professionals conducted by Inside Philanthropy found that an overwhelming majority of respondents supported changing the laws that govern philanthropy. Surprisingly, 51 percent…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 15, 2022

Philanthropy
Differences, and the Risk of Similarities, Between Government and Private Grantmaking
Claire Dunning’s forthcoming Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State describes and critiques the increasing levels of government support for neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations in Boston beginning…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 14, 2022

Organization Trends
Rise of the Soros “Prosecutors”
A recent report by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund found that George Soros’s financial support for the disastrous movement has been far larger than was previously thought. As many…
by Parker Thayer on June 13, 2022

Book Profile
Philanthropy in The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
In his new book The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order, Gary Gerstle recounts the ascent and dominance in American thought and public policy of neoliberalism. Neoliberalism downgraded the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 13, 2022

CRC in the News
Efforts to Federalize the Elections
CRC's Hayden Ludwig appeared on America Right Now with Tom Basile to discuss efforts to federalize the elections. Demos and other groups are pushing President Joe Biden and other Democrats…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 10, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #222: The Chalkboard Review
After teachers unions staked their political positions and the future of public education on keeping schools closed—excuse me, open for virtual learning—and students in masks, a “parents revolt” has erupted…
by Michael Watson on June 10, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Retiring Murdock Trust CEO Steve Moore (Part 1 of 2)
In the first part, Steve Moore and I talk about the foundation’s namesake, Jack Murdock, and his fellow Tektronix founder Howard Vollum; the opportunities and challenges of planning for a…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 9, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Retiring Murdock Trust CEO Steve Moore (Part 2 of 2)
In the second part, Moore addresses what’s changed in the nonprofit sector overall and its philanthropic component in particular since he began at the Trust, seeking short- and long-term results…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 9, 2022

Organization Trends
Woke Mental Health
Wokeism has started leeching into the mental health professions, blurring the lines between treating people and enabling them. In fact, the culture of woke in academia is referred to as…
by Katie Cagle on June 9, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Minnesota’s Government-Funded Nonprofit Debacle
Minnesota is considering legislation that would tighten requirements for nonprofits that receive government grants. This comes amid major fraud allegations against a Twin Cities–area nonprofit called Feeding Our Future. In…
by Robert Stilson on June 8, 2022