Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Brothers James and Edgar Speyer: Philanthropists to Remember
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily—published August 15, 2017.  I’ve known many writers. But George W. Liebmann is the only author I’ve ever voted for. Liebmann is an attorney based…
by Martin Morse Wooster on August 17, 2017

Philanthropy
Giving Like Newton
This article originally appeared on History of Philanthropy – dated August 9, 2017 What’s new? It’s a common question for us all. You’ve heard it. You’ve asked it. It’s…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 9, 2017

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Best Way to Give: Charity, Philanthropy, and Everything in Between
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published August 3, 2017 Look at a social reformer in about 1910 and you’re likely to find someone who thought the Victorian notions…
by Martin Morse Wooster on August 3, 2017

Philanthropy
GuideStar Has More To Do, If It Cares About Its Objectivity
This story is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 27, 2017 This month, after a justified public outcry, the online charity evaluator GuideStar quickly reversed its decision to stick…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 28, 2017

Philanthropy
What donors can learn from Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens”
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 20, 2017 When I worked for a newspaper syndicate I wrote an article on a conference where young people who…
by Martin Morse Wooster on July 27, 2017

Philanthropy
Fog in August
This article is crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 13, 2017 We know that the Nazis were evil, particularly when they supported state-sponsored euthanasia and eugenics. But there is a…
by Martin Morse Wooster on July 26, 2017

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Chuck Feeney and his “Giving While Living” Ethic
This article is crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 6, 2017 If someone asked me to sum up best practices in philanthropy in one sentence, I’d respond, “Study…
by Martin Morse Wooster on July 24, 2017

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Sen. McCaskill’s Family Foundation Pays the Russians
This article is crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – dated July 19, 2017 As if Washington didn’t have enough Russian scandals, or supposed scandals, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has provided another…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 20, 2017

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America’s Social Fabric is Fraying
This article was crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – published June 28, 2017 Turn on a computer or a television to get the news and the first story you’re likely to…
by Martin Morse Wooster on July 19, 2017

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Animal Welfare Nonprofits: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This article is crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – published June 15, 2017 Of all the charitable groups out there, I confess the ones that most irritate me are animal…
by Martin Morse Wooster on July 14, 2017