civil society

Green Watch
Oakland, California: High Crime, High Energy Prices, and a Lot of Left-Wing Nonprofits
Oakland, California, is home to a disproportionate share of America’s stridently left-wing nonprofits. Twenty-six of the most strident examples have a combined annual revenue of more than $566 million. That…
by Ken Braun on August 13, 2024

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Liberty Lost Author Robert E. Wright (Part 1 of 2)
The American Institute for Economic Research senior research fellow talks with Michael E. Hartmann about his research, why Tocquevillian voluntary association became such a beneficial part of America’s social contract,…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Liberty Lost Author Robert E. Wright (Part 2 of 2)
The American Institute for Economic Research senior research fellow talks with Michael E. Hartmann about the perverse incentives of the tax system on nonprofits, what hypothetically would happen to the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 6, 2023

Philanthropy
One Hundred Sixty Years of Patriotic Philanthropy at Gettysburg
Today, Gettysburg Battlefield is exceptionally well-preserved as Gettysburg National Military Park, managed by the federal National Park Service and freely accessible to all visitors. Key to this, almost from the…
by Robert Stilson on July 5, 2023

Doing Good
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
On the northern edge of Antietam Battlefield stands a monument to Clara Barton honoring her for bringing “supplies and nursing aid to the wounded” during the battle. Throughout the Civil…
by Jon Rodeback on July 3, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Symposium Contributor Joanne Florino
In her contribution to the Giving Review's symposium “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy,” Joanne Florino argues that the best way for conservative grantmakers to pursue their core…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 1, 2023

Philanthropy
“Independent” Sector?
Independent Sector is, by its own description, “the only national membership organization that brings together a diverse community of changemakers at nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs working to strengthen civil…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 6, 2022

Philanthropy
Trust in Nonprofits Down Since 2020, According to Independent Sector Survey
According to Independent Sector’s third annual report of survey findings that explores trust in American nonprofit organizations and philanthropy, 56% of Americans said they have high trust in nonprofits—down a…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 31, 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