Behind Trump’s philanthropy, or lack thereof
(originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) Like most newspapers, the Washington Post does not have any reporter whose beat is philanthropy—until this year, when David A. Fahrenthold became the…
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Pits and falls of donor-advised funds
Pits and falls of donor-advised funds By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) Ray Madoff is a Boston College law professor…
Avoiding drama after death
Avoiding drama after death By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) One of the reasons I write about donor intent is that…
Clinton, Trump and their philanthropies
Clinton, Trump and their philanthropies By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) One of the many points of similarity between Hillary Clinton…
On the presidents of the Ford Foundation
On the presidents of the Ford Foundation By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) One of my useless achievements is that I…
The Marvin Schwan Foundation and the perpetuity of foundations
The Marvin Schwan Foundation and the perpetuity of foundations By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) There are many reasons why foundations…
On tearing down Doris Duke’s home
On tearing down Doris Duke's home By Martin Morse Wooster Senior Fellow, Capital Research Center (originally posted at Philanthropy Daily) There are always new ways for foundations to repudiate…
Whitney L. Ball, RIP
We mourn the death of Whitney Ball, who as founder and longtime leader of DonorsTrust was one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs in conservative and libertarian philanthropy. Her long…
M. Stanton Evans, R.I.P.
M. Stanton Evans died last week at the age of 80, and the Capital Research Center mourns the loss. He was tied to CRC – and countless other conservative groups…
Earnest but Inhumane
Over at PhilanthropyDaily.com, I have a piece on a trendy bit of philanthropic foolishness known as “Effective Altruism.” In part it’s a movement of earnest young people out…