Philanthropy

Philanthropy
A Conversation with Mission Local’s Joe Rivano Barros (Part 2 of 2)
The senior editor talks to Michael E. Hartmann about staff turnover and accusations of mismanagement in the San Francisco DA’s office, including in grants administration, and more broadly, the underappreciated…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 19, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 1 of 2)
The Ohio state-budget expert and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his recent report on rulemaking nongovernment organizations and how they can serve good purposes, but should operate…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 13, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Buckeye Institute’s Greg R. Lawson (Part 2 of 2)
The Ohio state-budget expert and research fellow talks more to Michael E. Hartmann about his recent report on rulemaking nongovernment organizations (NGOs), different types of rulemaking NGOs, their various funding…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 13, 2025

Philanthropy
Americans’ Trust in NGOs Declines
2025 Edelman Trust Barometer finds higher level of trust in business than nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), much-lower level of trust in NGOs among low-income than high-income.
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 13, 2025

Philanthropy
Philanthropy, Nonprofits, and Deinstitutionalization of the Psychiatrically Vulnerable
As it is usually told, the fascinating story of how America came to embrace its now approximately half-century-long experiment in deinstitutionalizing psychiatrically vulnerable populations boils down to a set of…
by Neil Hrab on March 3, 2025

Philanthropy
A Better Charitable Act Is Cutting Tax Rates, Not Creating Another Tax Break
Do Americans need a tax incentive to be charitable? Economists have mixed opinions, but two senators believe so. Yet history has shown that there is little relationship between the charitable…
by Scott Hodge on February 17, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 1 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the new report he’s co-authored on the funding of American think tanks, the online repository of data…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 2 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the upward trend in foreign funding of American think tanks, the applicability of the Foreign Agents Registration…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Philanthropy
Quincy Institute Webinar to Explore Think-Tank Funding
On Tuesday, February 18, at noon Eastern time, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft will host an hour-long webinar, “Think Tank Funding in America.” Last month, Quincy published an new…
by CRC Staff on February 11, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with We Have Never Been Woke Author Musa al-Gharbi (Part 1 of 2)
Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi talks to Michael E. Hartmann about symbolic capitalists in general and in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in particular, how they exacerbate a lot of problems, and…
by Michael E. Hartmann on January 28, 2025