by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, Summer 2009
The Philanthropy Roundtable has a Big Hairy Audacious Goal for 2009. We’re planning for this year’s Annual Meeting to be our best ever. Our 18th Annual Meeting will take place at the...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2009
The Philanthropy Roundtable believes that the world of grantmaking can benefit from vigorous debate about standards of excellence in charitable giving. We therefore applaud the title of a...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, March / April 2006
In 2003, the Roundtable embarked on a new strategy designed to provide philanthropists with more in-depth service and greater opportunities for strategic collaboration. We launched...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, July / August 2006
Warren Buffett’s extraordinary $31 billion contribution to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is part of a long American tradition. From the days of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie,...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, May / June 2006
Our cover story this issue describes the extraordinary philanthropic achievements of Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck entrepreneur whose generosity helped to finance over 5,000 schools...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, November / December 2006
The Philanthropy Roundtable mourns the death of Milton Friedman at the age of 94. Friedman’s heart stopped on November 16, 2006. His ideas about the central importance of philanthropy in a...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, January / February 2006
The Philanthropy Roundtable will continue our Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) in 2006. The Roundtable established ACR in January 2005 as an emergency initiative to respond to...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, September / October 2006
Our 15th annual meeting, which will take place in Charleston, South Carolina, from Thursday, November 9, to Saturday, November 11, will be one of our best ever. Here are just some of the...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, January / February 2005
The Philanthropy Roundtable cordially invites our Associates, and other foundation executives and trustees and donors, to a conference on “Congress and Charitable Reform.” The meeting will...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, March / April 2005
Ever since the Senate Finance Committee announced last spring it would launch hold hearings on the philanthropic and charitable sector, The Philanthropy Roundtable has worked to keep our...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, May / June 2005
As we have previously reported, The Philanthropy Roundtable has established the Alliance for Charitable Reform (www.ACReform.com) to safeguard philanthropic freedom from legislative threats...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, July / August 2005
Philanthropy lost a giant when John Walton was tragically killed in an ultralight-plane crash in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was 58 years old. John was one of America’s most generous and...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, September / October 2005
The American people have been remarkably generous, as they always are, in responding to the immediate relief needs of New Orleans and the Gulf, and in supporting the temporary relocation of...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, July / August 2004
This fall the Senate Finance Committee plans to introduce new legislation covering private foundations, donor-advised funds, public charities, and other tax-exempt organizations. As...
by Adam Meyerson
From Philanthropy magazine, November / December 2004
What unites us? The answer was on display the final day of our recently completed Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. There, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus brought attendees along...