Chuck Collins’ new book about the “Wealth Defense Industry” references its philanthropic component’s managerial elite, about which there should be more honest truth-telling and analysis.| Philanthropy Daily
The heir, author, and researcher talks to Craig Kennedy and Michael E. Hartmann about philanthropy in America, including its “top-heaviness,” what could perhaps be done about it, and whether any charitable reform might be able to attract cross-ideological support.| Philanthropy Daily
The Demos founder and author of The Givers talks to Michael E. Hartmann about covering foundations and donors, the changing nature of the wealthy as a class, and the role of philanthropy in a democracy.| Philanthropy Daily
Philanthropists should learn from the late John Bogle’s humility and localism. Because of his selfless business decisions, we had one less billionaire philanthropist and millions more middle-class givers spread throughout the world.| Philanthropy Daily
All Things Charitable| Philanthropy Daily
Healthy cooperation and equally healthy collisions between fully functioning capitalism, government, and civil society.| Philanthropy Daily
Stephen R. Soukup’s straightforward explanation of increasing, and increasingly destructive, “wokism” in the country’s for-profit sector necessarily includes the role of some who are also in, and/or are acting through, the nonprofit sector.| Philanthropy Daily
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Conservatives need to face that truth.| Philanthropy Daily
A showdown is coming for those of us who argue that charitable giving should attend first to our own community. We face the challenge of a new movement called “effective altruism” – a radical utilitarian approach to giving that might best be described as “strategic philanthropy on steroids.” In this view, localism is not just […]| Philanthropy Daily
A recent scientific article on theories of knowledge development suggests that donors should perhaps be a little more leery of pursuing novelty in their giving.| Philanthropy Daily
Examining the origin of some of the official lines, at least as originally drawn, between charity and politics.| Philanthropy Daily
For Democrats.| Philanthropy Daily
And wondering about the red cocktail umbrella.| Philanthropy Daily
Several could perhaps play Robert M. Hutchins’ role today. Any potential B. Carroll Reeces?| Philanthropy Daily