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Philanthropy
Whatever happened to compassionate conservatism?
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily, May 16, 2018. Remember “compassionate conservatism?” That was the movement in the 1990s that was supposed to transform conservatism by making it…
by Martin Morse Wooster on May 16, 2018

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Bill and Melinda Gates’ “Ten Tough Questions” Letter is Worth Emulating
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily, May 10, 2018. In February, the Gates Foundation issued the tenth annual letter by Bill and Melinda Gates. This year Bill and…
by Martin Morse Wooster on May 11, 2018

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Humbling the Bumbling, Encumbering Numbering
One senses some pent-up frustration early in Catholic University of America (CUA) history professor Jerry Z. Muller’s new book, The Tyranny of Metrics. As chair of CUA’s history department,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 4, 2018

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Berkshire Fire Sale Degrades Donor Intent
The Berkshire Museum’s trustees just won court approval to sell 40 artworks from the museum’s collection—including an iconic Norman Rockwell painting donated by the artist himself—to stabilize its…
by Scott Walter on April 30, 2018

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This Multi-Million-Dollar Company Built its Success by Hiring Ex-Convicts
This piece originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily on April 26, 2018. In the continuing debate over criminal justice reform, it’s clear that former prisoners need jobs if they are…
by Martin Morse Wooster on April 26, 2018

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Ideas Cost More Than They Used To. How Will Policy Donors React?
This article originally appeared in RealClearPolicy, April 20, 2018. I recently saw a billboard in Milwaukee that asked, “What idea is worth $10,000?” It urged its viewers to watch…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 23, 2018

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The Dark Side of Big-Scale Aid
This piece originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily, April 18, 2018. Of course the scandal about Oxfam, where The Times of London reported that Ronald Van Hauermeiren allegedly used prostitutes…
by Martin Morse Wooster on April 18, 2018

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Initial Questions About the “Facebook Commission”
The day before Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress to defend the social network, Facebook announced: “a new initiative to help provide independent, credible research about the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on April 13, 2018

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Trouble for Charities That Depend on Clothes Donations
This article originally appeared in Philanthropy Daily,  April 11, 2018. It’s a form of recycling that’s over a century old. When Rev. Edgar Helms started the nonprofit that became Goodwill…
by Martin Morse Wooster on April 11, 2018

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How the Author of “Dark Money” Killed the Freedom Project
Editor’s Note: As Ms. Mayer has pointed out, Capital Research Center has received Koch funding in some of our 34 years (although not in 2016, 2017, or 2018). That funding…
by Christine Ravold on April 4, 2018