Is private wealth an obstacle to democracy? Fifty years ago, Congress thought so.| REsource
Here is a speech on the shortcomings of strategic philanthropy given last Wednesday by Bill Schambra to the Hewlett Foundation. Please watch NPQ for a response next week from Paul Brest, the former president of the foundation and current professor at Stanford Law. In the meantime, we welcome your own commentary. It is rare to have such straightforward criticism invited and given to a large foundation. We congratulate all involved.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Big Philanthropy is now on the defensive, however. Increasingly aggressive critiques of it often, though not always, focus on alleged violations of the Grand Bargain. These critiques are cross-ideological. Many progressives and activists think the bargain’s terms have come to allow too much latitude for anti-democratic oligarchs, for example. Meanwhile, some populist conservatives...| American Affairs Journal
A cornerstone of trust-based philanthropy is a set of grantmaking practices that facilitate trust and transparency between funders and nonprofits.| Trust-Based Philanthropy