Essential Readings

We have collected this essential reading list of texts from The Philanthropy Roundtable on the subject of philanthropic freedom and charitable reform.

• Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
  A speech by Irving Kristol delivered before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations
   

• Florida Law Stands Up for Charity by Adam Meyerson
   

• The Generosity of America by Adam Meyerson
   

• The Politics of Giving: An interview with Adam Meyerson by Katherine Mangu-Ward
   

• How Foundations Should and Should Not Be Held Accountable by Adam Meyerson
   

• How Public is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth by Evelyn Brody and John Tyler
   

• NCRP’s Narrow and Arbitrary Criteria by Adam Meyerson
   

• American Philanthropic Diversity: What it Means, Why it Matters by Naomi Schaefer Riley
   

• California’s Regulatory Wildfire by Adam Meyerson
   

• Expanding Our Commitment to Philanthropic Freedom by Adam Meyerson
   

• Compensating Foundation Directors? by William A. Schambra
   

• Red Light on Greenlining by Adam Meyerson
   

• We’re Not Signing It: Our Concerns About Independent Sector’s “Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice” by Adam Meyerson
   

• An Open Letter to Independent Sector on its Draft Principles of Self-Regulation by Adam Meyerson
   

• The Continuing Battle on Capitol Hill by Adam Meyerson