“Naming Rights”: Reworking an Old Fundraising Gimmick
Today’s New York Sun reports that Barnard College aims to raise $20 million by selling on its website the naming rights to a new campus building. Ebay for higher ed.
Foundation Watch
Is Harvard a Charity?
The title of this op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times suggests that Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, is criticizing philanthropy directed toward Harvard and other institutions that he calls “culture palaces.” Charity…
The Surdna Foundation and the Rejection of a Donor’s Intent
The Surdna Foundation and the Rejection of a Donor’s Intent Foundation Watch, September 2007 (The article is available here as a PDF document.)…
“Gaddafi Reloaded,” by Eliza Gheorghe
A Capital Research Center Highlight August 30, 2007 Gaddafi Reloaded How a Terrorist Financier Uses Charities for a PR Facelift By Eliza Gheorghe Summary: Westerners know that Libya is an…
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Since 1930 the mammoth W.K. Kellogg Foundation has given billions of dollars to causes and projects that encourage dependency on government. Founder W.K. Kellogg rejected socialism, but he was not…
The Liberal Lock on Congress
Liberal advocacy groups --and the foundations that fund them-- expect the 110th Congress to add new layers of government regulation onto businesses that keep the U.S. economy dynamic. They want…
The PBS Foundation
Liberals love PBS--and stick America's taxpayers with the bill. While left-wing foundations and nonprofits think PBS deserves even more federal money, they also want more big private gifts. Has George…
George Soros
George Soros recently said he wants to get out of politics. Don't believe him. The billionaire philanthropist's quest to influence domestic politics continues. Soros's methods change, and the issues shift…
The Robertson Foundation Case
The battle between the children of Charles and Marie Robertson, heirs to the A&P grocery fortune, and Princeton University over control of the Robertson Foundation could be the most important…
The Funding Exchange
At a time when liberal ideas are unpopular among voters the Funding Exchange offers a different leftwing strategy for achieving political and social change. It links radical activists to wealthy…