Philanthropy — Winter 2012

Editor’s Introduction

An overview of the Winter 2012 issue on international giving

By Christopher Levenick

Stopping the Slaughter

Meet the Houston investor who is protecting Africans from Joseph Kony.

By Evan Sparks

Rescuing the Survivors

Six things to consider when preparing to fund disaster relief

By Richard Tren and Gerard Alexander

What Makes International Philanthropy Work?

By Michael Fairbanks

Values Without Borders

Meet the Venezuelan-American family that teaches universal values to promote character education

By Kari Barbic

Briefly Noted

Philanthropy makes the news

A Lot to Learn

Frederick M. Hess reviews Steven Brill’s new book on recent developments in K–12 education reform

By Frederick M. Hess

Foundation Nation?

Olivier Zunz’s new book is a good, if limited, history of 20th century American foundations

By John Steele Gordon