by Laura Vanderkam
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2013
Is blended learning the disruptive innovation of K–12 reform? Check out this preview from The Philanthropy Roundtable’s new guidebook “Blended Learning: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Supporting Tech-assisted Teaching” by Laura Vanderkam.
by Liam Julian
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2013
Released in 2010, the Common Core Standards are the first set of shared, nationwide, grade-by-grade benchmarks for what students are expected to learn. Liam Julian details how philanthropists helped create a movement for national standards.
by Naomi Schaefer Riley
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2013
American students are increasingly ignorant of American civics, notes Naomi Schaefer Riley. Fortunately, a few private donors have taken the lead in the effort to restore a healthy appreciation for the Founding principles.
by Kay S. Hymowitz
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
Greatness in business, like greatness in philanthropy, does not always translate into greatness at parenting. Kay S. Hymowitz addresses how some parents are using philanthropy to mitigate the harm that growing up wealthy can do to their children.
by Michael Breidenbach
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
John D. Rockefeller is arguably history’s single greatest funder of biomedical research. Review the remarkable legacy of his foundation here in our original research on Rockefeller-funded Nobel laureates.
by Christopher Levenick
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2013
John D. Rockefeller Sr. established the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913. In this, the year of its centennial, it's worth remembering what its founder achieved within the 97 years of his own life.
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” John D. Rockefeller Jr. In 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr. visited Williamsburg, Virginia, then little more than...
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” Julius Rosenwald During the summer of 1910, Julius Rosenwald read the autobiography of the great black...
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” Andrew Mellon Andrew Mellon loved art, and was, in effect, an artist in the field of philanthropy. Nowhere is...
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” Madam C. J. Walker {image_1}When she died in 1919, Madam C. J. Walker was eulogized in the New York Times as...
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” Katharine Drexel Katharine Drexel was born to one of America’s wealthiest and most distinguished families....
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” John D. Rockefeller The sum total of John D. Rockefeller’s post-secondary education consisted of a 10-week...
From Philanthropy, Winter 2013, “American History’s Great Philanthropists” Andrew Carnegie {image_1}Andrew Carnegie may be the most influential philanthropist in American history. The...
American history is rich with tales of generosity and sacrifice. This section of the Philanthropy Hall of Fame looks at some of America's first great philanthropists in this tradition of giving.
by Evan Sparks
From Philanthropy magazine, Fall 2012
In cities from New York to San Diego, private donors have been integral to revitalizing public parks. Whether the park is beyond repair and requires an intervention, or whether it just needs a boost of philanthropic vision, or even if a city needs lots of new park space—private philanthropy is bringing top-notch management to America’s great urban parks. Evan Sparks reports on these donors here.