Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Poor Americans Tend to Love America—What Does That Mean for Fighting Poverty?
If philanthropists are going to do a good job in fighting poverty, they need to answer a fundamental question: who, exactly are the poor? What do they believe? For the left, the…
by Martin Morse Wooster on December 11, 2019

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Amazingly Visualizing “Giving Like Newton”
Four researchers wrote a fascinating Science Advances article in 2017 about “theories of knowledge development” that offer “different answers to the questions about where,” chronologically speaking, “one will find the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2019

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Barron Hilton Dies Age 91, Leaving His Fortune to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
This article first appeared on Philanthropy Daily on November 27, 2019 Barron Hilton died this year at age 91. He was one of three sons of Hilton Hotels founder…
by Martin Morse Wooster on December 4, 2019

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California’s Corporate Board Makeup Mandate Faces Legal Challenges
This article originally appeared in the Giving Review, a blog of Philanthropy Daily, on November 19, 2019.   California Gov. Jerry Brown in September 2018 signed a bill into …
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on December 4, 2019

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How to Do Good on Giving Tuesday
As we brace for the holiday barrage, family vacations, and too many shopping holidays to count, it’s also the season for giving gifts to others and celebrating the good old…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 3, 2019

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Bernie Marcus Plans to Sunset His Foundation after His Death
I think it’s sound philanthropic practice for a donor who sets up a foundation to make sure that the foundation he creates sunsets within his lifetime or within a short…
by Martin Morse Wooster on November 20, 2019

Philanthropy
The Kochs and the Pews
This article first appeared on Philanthropy Daily on November 5, 2019. I don’t have very much to add to the long list of obituaries and articles written…
by Martin Morse Wooster on November 12, 2019

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Virginia Walden Ford’s is the Great American Story
This article first appeared in the Giving Review, a blog on Philanthropy Daily, on October 31, 2019. The power of “the progressive liberal vision of American public life” reflected…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 7, 2019

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A Conversation with Jay Greene of the University of Arkansas
This article originally appeared in the Giving Review, a blog of Philanthropy Daily, on October 11, 2019. Jay P. Greene is a distinguished professor and chairs the Department of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 31, 2019

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Jay Greene of the University of Arkansas
This article originally appeared in the Giving Review, a blog of Philanthropy Daily, on October 10, 2019. Jay P. Greene is a distinguished professor and chairs the Department of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 31, 2019