Philanthropy

Philanthropy
Compromised: Google, New America, and the Trouble With Corporate Funding for Think Tanks
Crossposted from Philanthropy Daily — article is dated October 3, 2017 I’ve always liked think tanks, and I’ve worked for quite a few of them over the years. [1]…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on October 4, 2017

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Yes, the wealthy should give more.
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published September 28, 2017 If you look at the great philanthropists, you’ll find that the one thing they have in common is that they…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on September 28, 2017

Philanthropy
Charter Schools Are Filling the Gap of Adult Education
Cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – article dated September 20, 2017 Look at the debate over our schools and you find that the debates are both familiar and don’t change very much.
by Martin Morse Wooster† on September 20, 2017

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The Red Cross Isn’t Doing Its Job in Natural Disasters
As Meagan Flynn in the Houston Press notes, a Texas woman’s Facebook post went viral when she complained that the Red Cross near Beaumont refused to distribute 400 hamburgers…
by Jacob Grandstaff on September 18, 2017

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My Problem with Effective Altruism
Article originally appeared at Philanthropy Daily – dated September 7, 2017 Effective altruism is a topic I’ve never directly addressed in a Philanthropy Daily post. I’ve written about Peter Singer, whose ideas drive…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on September 8, 2017

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Occupational Licenses are Killing Opportunity
One reason I keep returning to news about occupational licensing is that licenses are, far too often, used to prevent people who want to work and start their own businesses…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on September 1, 2017

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Why the Best Philanthropists are Optimistically Realistic
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – dated August 24, 2017 As everyone knows, we live in the most terrifying times in history. North Korea. Trump. Global warming. Job-stealing robots.
by Martin Morse Wooster† on August 24, 2017

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Brothers James and Edgar Speyer: Philanthropists to Remember
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily—published August 15, 2017.  I’ve known many writers. But George W. Liebmann is the only author I’ve ever voted for. Liebmann is an attorney based…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on August 17, 2017

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Giving Like Newton
This article originally appeared on History of Philanthropy – dated August 9, 2017 What’s new? It’s a common question for us all. You’ve heard it. You’ve asked it. It’s…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 9, 2017

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Best Way to Give: Charity, Philanthropy, and Everything in Between
This article is cross-posted from Philanthropy Daily – published August 3, 2017 Look at a social reformer in about 1910 and you’re likely to find someone who thought the Victorian notions…
by Martin Morse Wooster† on August 3, 2017