Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Critique of Gates Foundation’s Organizational Culture Should Be Warning to All Philanthropy
Rachel Schurman, a professor of global studies and sociology at the University of Minnesota, has done the entire philanthropic sector a great service by writing an article published in the December…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 17, 2018

Philanthropy
Do Conservatives Still Care About Voluntarism?
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on October 9, 2018. A few months ago President Trump interrupted his daily discourse on the Mueller investigation, “Crooked Hillary,” football players and the…
by Martin Morse Wooster on October 10, 2018

Philanthropy
The Folger Shakespeare Library and Donor Intent
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on October 2, 2018. One of the many reasons why donor intent matters is that donors often come up with useful ideas that no…
by Martin Morse Wooster on October 3, 2018

Philanthropy
A Call for Intellectual Humility
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on September 25, 2018. The program officers who work in the commanding heights of skyscrapers in Manhattan, Chicago, or Seattle have many…
by Martin Morse Wooster on September 28, 2018

Philanthropy
Silicon Valley Philanthropy and Plain English
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on September 17, 2018. One of the frustrations of philanthropy is the special language many grantmakers use. If you use words like…
by Martin Morse Wooster on September 18, 2018

Philanthropy
The Left’s NRA
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on September 10, 2018.  I always had a soft spot in my heart for the 20th-century version of the American Civil Liberties…
by Martin Morse Wooster on September 10, 2018

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Underappreciated Lessons From Philanthropic Support of the Federalist Society
Leading up to this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court, there has been much commentary about the Federalist Society for Law…
by Michael E. Hartmann on September 4, 2018

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Robust Discussion of Donor Intent Hosted by Philanthropy Daily
When it comes to mapping the tangled web of the Left’s nonprofit infrastructure, it’s easy to focus on the flashy new advocacy organizations and single-issue groups that grab headlines with…
by Christine Ravold on August 31, 2018

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What We Owe the Dead: Defending Deceased Donors
This article originally appeared in RealClearBooks on August 24, 2018. A provocative June article by Barry Lam on the always-interesting Aeon website wonders whether it is moral to respect the wishes of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 27, 2018

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Fighting America’s Loneliness Problem
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on August 21, 2018. Imagine that you’re a man in your seventies and eighties. Your wife has died, and she was not…
by Martin Morse Wooster on August 21, 2018