Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the RealClearFoundation’s David DesRosiers (Part 2 of 2)
The journalism-nonprofit president talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the state of the Fourth Estate, the thinking that can and should happen in its decentralized online marketplace, and the thoughtful…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 9, 2022

Philanthropy
Leaders of Aggressive Congressional Investigations of Philanthropy—Past, and Potential Future?
Progressive and populist, and academic and popular, critiques of grantmaking certainly seem to be on the rise of late. These is an increasing intensity to them. Congressional curiosity, it sure…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 28, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Notre Dame Law School’s Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer (Part 2 of 2)
Professor Mayer, a scholar of nonprofit and election law, talks to Michael E. Hartmann about past and potential future cross-ideological overlap in the critique of establishment philanthropy, non-exempt vehicles for wealthy…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 21, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Notre Dame Law School’s Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer (Part 1 of 2)
Notre Dame Law School Professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a scholar of nonprofit and election law, talks to Michael E. Hartmann about what should and shouldn’t be considered a subsidy for charities,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 21, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Howard Husock About Civil Society and Philanthropy (Part 1 of 2)
The American Enterprise Institute senior fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his career, the Civil Society Awards program, whether civil society is a “luxury good,” and philanthropy and donor-advised…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 18, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Howard Husock About Civil Society and Philanthropy (Part 2 of 2)
The American Enterprise Institute senior fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about donor-advised funds and anonymous giving through them, as well as the large, mostly progressive foundations’ influence and self-perpetuating…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 18, 2022

Philanthropy
What to Make of Black Lives Matter’s Dysfunction
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF)—the primary organizational manifestation of the broader Black Lives Matter movement—has never been a model of clarity or transparency. Recent reports in the…
by Robert Stilson on February 16, 2022

Philanthropy
The Hypocrisy of Unmasking Fidelity’s Leftists
Unmasking Fidelity is a coalition of far-left “social justice” groups aiming to choke off donations to conservative nonprofits through the country’s biggest grantmaker, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, which is…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 3, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with David Hines About Activism and Organizing (Part 1 of 2)
David Hines writes that the left “has professionalized organizing leadership” and “they train their people, professionals and volunteers alike, to design, plan, execute, and learn from actions—they teach them how.”…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 2, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with David Hines About Activism and Organizing (Part 2 of 2)
In the conversation’s second part, David Hines talks more about infrastructure, incrementalism, involvement, and new institutions, as well as good giving tactics.
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 2, 2022