Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Marc Andreessen on Overcoming Perverse Incentives in Philanthropy
Sam Harris’s Making Sense podcast last week featured Marc Andreessen—an Iowa-born and Wisconsin-raised engineer by training who pioneered an entire software category now used by more than a billion people. The almost…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 1, 2022

Philanthropy
More Conservatives Than Liberals Oppose Taxpayer Subsidies for Foundations
Overall, 81% oppose such tax incentivization, according to new survey from Institute for Policy Studies and conducted by Ipsos. Ninety percent of conservatives oppose it; 80% of liberals do.
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 22, 2022

Philanthropy
Thomas Piketty Proposes Specific Tax Scale for Nonprofit Endowments
Piketty’s new book A Brief History of Equality further explores the origins of wealth disparity and offers various specific policy proposals that he believes would mitigate it, including an annual wealth tax…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 14, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Terry Considine (Part 1 of 2)
Terry Considine is a successful Denver-based real-estate investor, has also served in the Colorado state legislature, and been involved in several statewide Republican political campaigns, including his own and others’.
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on July 13, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Terry Considine (Part 2 of 2)
In formulating and implementing grantmaking strategies, “the long-term is a series of short terms,” according to Considine, and “we can’t look at the long term in a way that gives…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on July 13, 2022

Philanthropy
Addressing Declining Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
The Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Council on Foundations co-hosted an interesting webinar discussion last week about declining trust in nonprofits and philanthropy in America. Introducing the webinar, the Center noted that “[f]raying trust in…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 6, 2022

Book Profile, Philanthropy
Opposition “Anti-Marxist Liberals” in Yoram Hazony’s Conservatism
In his book, political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that conservatism should return to what he considers its older, deeper, Anglo-American religious and nationalist roots—as opposed to continuing to be a…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 21, 2022

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

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