Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with PhilanthropywoRx’s Allen Smart (Part 2 of 2)
A number of national rural-philanthropy intermediary organizations have been created in recent years, he notes. “They’re all national. They’re funded by national funders,” Allen Smart says. “I think it’s created…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 27, 2024

Philanthropy
Thoughts on Philanthropy from Books Featured in the Giving Review in First Half of 2024
A mid-year collection of interesting and insightful passages on philanthropy from books featured in the Giving Review.
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 5, 2024

Philanthropy
Some Past Proposed Specific Time Limits on Tax Benefits for Private Foundations
Last week, 93-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive officer Warren Buffett told the Wall Street Journal that almost all of his massive fortune will be put into a new charitable…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 11, 2024

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Big Charity Is Often No More Effective Than Big Government
For decades, conservatives have expressed completely justifiable skepticism of government’s capacity—especially at the federal level—to effectively address a myriad of social problems. They have rightly pointed out the perverse incentives…
by Julia Nelson on July 2, 2024

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Megaphone Philanthropy
The line between charity and politics can be extraordinarily blurry. This is problematic, as politics is inherently quarrelsome and divisive, and these are words that very few would use to…
by Robert Stilson on July 1, 2024

Philanthropy
Donors, The Hollow Parties, Distance, And Democracy
America’s contemporary political parties “are hollow parties,” political scientists Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld pronounce in their new book. They are “[h]ard shells, marked with the scars of interparty electoral conflict.” They “cover disordered cores,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 20, 2024

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A Conversation With Second Rough Draft’s Richard J. Tofel (Part 1 of 2)
After getting bachelor’s, law, and master’s degrees from Harvard, Richard J. Tofel began an interestingly varied career by first practicing law in 1983. He has since also been assistant publisher…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 22, 2024

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A Conversation With Second Rough Draft’s Richard J. Tofel (Part 2 of 2)
After getting bachelor’s, law, and master’s degrees from Harvard, Richard J. Tofel began an interestingly varied career by first practicing law in 1983. He has since also been assistant publisher…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 22, 2024

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Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.
As the media and elites across America take up a fight to “save democracy,” Big Philanthropy is casting itself in the role of superhero. Since 2011, the University of Pennsylvania’s…
by Jeffrey Cain on April 19, 2024

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Vance-Whitehouse Bill Would Stop Subsidizing Big Corporate Mergers Through Tax-Exemption
Populist conservative U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance of Ohio (R) and progressive Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) of Rhode Island last month introduced a bill that would end tax-free mergers and…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 11, 2024