From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2013
Measuring Man {image_1}“In the past year,” writes Bill Gates in the Wall Street Journal, “I have been struck by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. You can...
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
A Walk in the Park {image_1}John Paulson grew up around Central Park. In the 1920s, it was where his grandparents had their first date. When he was a baby, his mother pushed him around...
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
Bridgespan president Thomas Tierney recently spoke with Philanthropy about Bridgespan’s new series of candid video interviews, “Conversations with Remarkable Givers.”
by Justin Torres
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
Founded by Edgar Helms, Goodwill Industries International has been giving people a chance since 1902 by staying true to Helms’ core values: self-reliance, self-help, and self-respect for the jobless and needy.
From Philanthropy magazine, Fall 2012
To Clear the Beach Niall Ferguson—Harvard historian, Oxford don, and proud Scotsman—recently gave a series of lectures on the BBC on the topic of “The Rule of Law and Its Enemies.” His...
by Lindsay Jones
Millions of acres of endangered wildlife habitat are conserved by tens of thousands of volunteers and donors at Ducks Unlimited. Lindsay Jones takes a closer look at this Memphis-based conservation charity.
From Philanthropy magazine, Summer 2012
Multiple Winners {image_1}Inaugurated in 2010, the Gordon E. Moore Award is the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Every year, the competition...
by Caitrin Nicol
From Philanthropy magazine, Summer 2012
Private philanthropy has nearly eradicated polio. In the Summer issue of Philanthropy, Caitrin Nicol looks at this accomplishment that echoes earlier victories over smallpox and hookworm.
by Lindsay Jones
From Philanthropy magazine, Summer 2012
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the most recognizable healthcare charities in the country, yet many Americans are unable to explain what exactly this remarkable hospital does and how it came to be. In this report from the upcoming Summer issue of Philanthropy, Lindsay Jones looks at how small donors allow St. Jude to take the hardest cases—without charging families a dime.
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2012
M&A, the Jersey Way {image_1}Gov. Chris Christie has announced plans to restructure New Jersey’s state college system. A key element in the budget-cutting measure is the merger of two...
by Andrew Kelly
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2012
A century from now, observers may well identify the last months of 2011 as the start of higher education’s Great Disruption.
by Christopher Levenick
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2012
Socrates taught in the marketplace. Shakespeare wrote for massed crowds. Abraham Lincoln had three months of formal education. So did Thomas Edison. Many of history’s greatest teachers...
by Kari Barbic
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2012
Meet the Venezuelan-American family that teaches universal values to promote character education.
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2012
The most generous nations, anonymity—almost, philanthropy jargon, and more.
From Philanthropy magazine, Fall 2011
A One-B RFP? William Conway is crowd-sourcing his philanthropy. The co-founder of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, recently spoke with Robert McCartney of the Washington Post....