So Rebecca Rimel has announced her retirement as president of the Pew Charitable Trusts, after 25 years as president and 36 years at the nonprofit. What effect did she have…
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 28, 2019. As a rule, we should applaud any perpetual foundation that decides to spend itself out. I think a…
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 21, 2019. One reason many of us give our used clothes or out-of-date TVs to Goodwill or the Salvation Army…
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 13, 2019. Four years ago I wrote about community cafes, social enterprises that resembled restaurants except when it came time…
We respect the Boy Scouts because they help promote civil society. But when a team of four reporters from South Africa’s Mail and Guardian led by Simon Allison went to the Central African Republic,…
Ask a public school teacher what her principal frustrations are, and right up there with “dumb requirements from the principal,” “dumb requirements from headquarters,” and “kids more interested in their…
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on February 11, 2019. What’s the best way to use the tax code to encourage people to give? For decades, it was…
One of the more interesting trends in philanthropy this decade is that the thick wall between the giving of foundations and the grantmaking of venture capitalists is breaking down. Some…
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on January 29, 2019. When it comes to the battle over political ideas, the left and right have followed a familiar dance.
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on January 22, 2019. If I keep returning to the harms caused by arbitrary and intrusive occupational licensing, it’s because licenses block people…