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Noble Research Institute
Noble Battles Against the Dust Bowl
Contagious Caring
A community in Shreveport, Louisiana, changed its future by connecting neighbors to each other
A rural charter school splits an Oklahoma town
A businessman makes an end run around community opponents to bring a charter school to a struggling small town. Now, he wants to expand to others like it.
Symposium on International Giving
Leading international donors and development experts weigh in on three important questions.
Briefly Noted
University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.
Spring 2012 - Staffing Up
Bill Buckner of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Elizabeth Dvorak at the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
The Rockefeller Legacy
On the centenary of the Rockefeller Foundation, it's worth remembering what its founder accomplished in his own 97 years.
America's Disappearing Givers
Three recent studies show an alarming decline in the number of givers over the past decade.
School and Home
Boarding programs and other charter innovations mix elements of family life and education for foster kids in need of both
A Walking Tour of the New Museum of the Bible
A half-billion-dollar philanthropically funded mega-project created one of the most unusual museums in the world.
Fall 2017 - Interview with Orville Rogers
This 99-year-old runner explains how his Christian faith moved him to serve in the military and donate upwards of $34 million
Privacy as a Philanthropic Pillar
Why givers prize the right to be anonymous
The Passion and Pitfalls of Giving to College Sports
Many donors are putting big bucks into college athletics. What are they getting in return?
Summer 2015 - Briefly Noted
Winnings for cancer. The church grocery. Protecting donor intent.
Winter 2015 - Horizon Communities in Prisons
Inmates change their lives with great works of literature
Interview with Steve Green
The Hobby Lobby president describes his forthcoming Museum of the Bible
Nature Philanthropy
Donated lands have become some of our most beautiful national treasures.
Making Forever Families
Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy
Solving the $2 Trillion Problem
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation mixes research and politics to help solve today's public-pension crisis
DoNation
Which Americans give most to charity?
Summer 2016 - Interview with Denny Sanford
Denny Sanford on his $1.4 billion in giving to medical research, physics, and more.