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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…
by Martin Morse Wooster on June 28, 2019

Philanthropy
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…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 25, 2019

Philanthropy
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…
by Martin Morse Wooster on June 19, 2019

Philanthropy
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…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 11, 2019

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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…
by Martin Morse Wooster on June 10, 2019

Philanthropy
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…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 4, 2019

Philanthropy
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…
by Daniel P. Schmidt, Michael E. Hartmann on May 31, 2019

Philanthropy
“Time banks” build economies and communities without using money
One problem with encouraging voluntarism is that sometimes volunteers want something in return for donating their labor. The Red Cross, for example, often gives incentives to blood donors, such as…
by Martin Morse Wooster on May 30, 2019

Philanthropy
Back Row America: the Fascinating Work of Chris Arnade
If philanthropists are going to use their grants for fighting poverty in the most productive way, they need to know what the poor are like. That’s a task that’s much…
by Martin Morse Wooster on May 23, 2019

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How can Funders Support Scholars with an Alternative Point of View?
Look at college campuses today—trigger warnings, “safe spaces,” speech muzzled, speech threatened—and one must ask: why? Why are so many students threatened by a speech? Why are so many campus conversations today…
by Martin Morse Wooster on May 20, 2019