New “Giving Review” at Philanthropy Daily
The Giving Review, a new part of Philanthropy Daily, is offering that which its three co-editors think is an underrepresented worldview in the public discourse about philanthropy in…
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Observations and Recommendations on Education Grantmaking
In the first part of this series, I looked at the ideas of American Enterprise Institute fellows Frederick Hess and Brendan Bell, on how philanthropists interested in education can be more effective.
Improving Schools Requires Diverse Grantmaking
Suppose you’re a donor who wants to give money to schools. What’s the best way to do it? Frederick M. Hess and Brendan Bell of the American Enterprise Institute offer…
The Real Story Behind Alabama’s Return of $26m Gift to Law School Donor
On June 7, the Washington Post published an op-ed by Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., a wealthy Florida real estate developer who announced that the University of Alabama was returning his $26.5 million donation and…
Realism vs. Radicalism: the Practice and Promise of Philanthropy
Phil Buchanan’s new book Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count capitalizes on his almost two decades of experience as a consultant to many of the largest grantmaking organizations…
What Can Government do to Increase America’s Social Capital?
What can government do to make Americans’ lives better? Talk to any of the Democratic presidential candidates, and you’ll find that the answer is to expand government mandates and services—such…
A Conversation with Carolyn Jones and Kelly Cote Jasper, Descendants of John Emory Andrus
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on June 11, 2019. Carolyn Jones and Kelly Cote Jasper brought some items with them. For a conversation in Minneapolis at…
What can Funders do to Support Localism and Decentralization?
Talk to program officers at conservative foundations about what the goals of public policy should be, and you’re likely to hear something along the lines of “decentralize government.” Get power…
Embarrassment about SPLC Should be Shared by Others
Only after the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) fired its founder Morris Dees and publicly admitted that he mistreated people—reportedly on the basis of race and sex—did most of the nonprofit community…
Response: What Went Wrong (and Right) with Conservative Philanthropy
We very much appreciate Law & Liberty’s selection of such esteemed practitioners of and experts on philanthropy in general, and conservative philanthropy in particular, to comment on our Liberty Forum essay. We…