Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Higher Education’s “Donor Revolt”: A Conversation with ACTA’s Michael Poliakoff and Emily Koons Jae (Part 1 of 2)
In the wake of the horrific October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, subsequent on-campus activities in defense of or actually outright promoting Hamas, and notably conspicuous silence from higher-ed…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 11, 2023

Philanthropy
Higher Education’s “Donor Revolt”: A Conversation with ACTA’s Michael Poliakoff and Emily Koons Jae (Part 2 of 2)
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s president and vice president talk to Michael E. Hartmann more about the need for and nature of higher-ed reform in the wake of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 11, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Liberty Lost Author Robert E. Wright (Part 1 of 2)
The American Institute for Economic Research senior research fellow talks with Michael E. Hartmann about his research, why Tocquevillian voluntary association became such a beneficial part of America’s social contract,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Liberty Lost Author Robert E. Wright (Part 2 of 2)
The American Institute for Economic Research senior research fellow talks with Michael E. Hartmann about the perverse incentives of the tax system on nonprofits, what hypothetically would happen to the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2023

Philanthropy
What the Generosity Commission Unwittingly Teaches Us About Itself: Making Sense of the Little Black Dots Below
Why have Americans become less generous and less giving of their time? To understand how and why things have changed, The Generosity Commission requisitioned studies from their peers, friends, and…
by Jeffrey Cain on December 4, 2023

Philanthropy
Revisiting Possible Subjects for Hearings Held by Any Future Congressional Committee Investigating Philanthropy
In October 2023, the Giving Review published an updated list of possible subjects for future congressional committee hearings investigating philanthropy. The below list is revised and updated. It newly includes an additional subject—philanthropic…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 30, 2023

Philanthropy
Charity and Big Philanthropy on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday surely ranks among the great success stories of grassroots charity. Dating back to only 2012, in scarcely a decade it has grown to become a widely recognized annual…
by Robert Stilson on November 28, 2023

Philanthropy
Institute for Policy Studies’ The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy Brings Skepticism and Scrutiny to Ultra-Wealthy’s Giving
A report released today by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy, comprehensively details how the ultra-wealthy in America use charitable giving to take advantage of tax benefits while…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 27, 2023

Philanthropy
House Hearing on Antisemitism and Terror Financing Considers Purpose and Practice of Charitable Tax Exemption
The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee “has jurisdiction over the tax code” and must address “issues that have been laid bare in the aftermath of October 7th”—the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 22, 2023

Philanthropy
Philanthropy in The Oligarchs’ Grip
n their forthcoming book The Oligarchs’ Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power, David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra develop and present an academic model of the strategies oligarchs around the world employ to fuse wealth…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 21, 2023