London
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Two Titans, Two Temples
The Morgan Library and Frick Collection were given to the nation by men who didn t do anything by half measures.
Anti-Radical
When extremists leave prison, who helps them find a new life?
Local Value makes Good Gifts
How a community foundation gives modest givers strength in numbers and major givers on-the-ground expertise
Secret Donor Man
The adventurous life of billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney and a biography that doesn't do it justice
Religious Recovery
A church in Brooklyn that is desperately poor of money, but rich in faith, is changing addicts' lives
Minding Paul Allen
The Microsoft co-founder s philanthropy may be more revealing than his new autobiography.
Gifts from the Grave
Unexpected American legacies
An Episcopalian, an Atheist, and a Jew Walk into a Catholic School. . .
Meet the (non-Catholic) patron saints of inner-city Catholic education
Foundation Nation?
Olivier Zunz s new book is a good, if limited, history of 20th century American foundations
What Have You Learned That Changed the Way You Give Internationally?
From the Winter 2012 symposium on international giving
Victory!
How donors helped win a war of ideas and how they can do it again
Unto the Nations
Is the focus of American evangelicals shifting overseas?
Rescuing the Survivors
Six things to consider when preparing to fund disaster relief
Ex Libris Philanthropy
Donors are making Great Books available to the public
Summer 2012 - Briefly Noted
An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more
Americana
Notable contributions to Americana from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame
Economic Opportunity
Notable contributions to economic opportunity from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame
Lending a Hand to Classical Music
The Cliburn piano competition uses grassroots contributions from thousands of volunteers to elevate an elite art form
Spring 2018 - Interview with Tim Keller
If you had a pot of money to give to advance religious practice, where would you spend it?
Law Enforcement's Secret Weapon
Police foundations support and even pioneer public-safety enhancements.
Three Donors, a Trustee, and a Library
One of the largest libraries in the world is a product of private philanthropy
Good Giving from the Grave
How donors and charities can plan wisely to avoid posthumous punch-ups
Bad Donors, Good Results
Human kindness and charitable success aren't necessarily linked. That's one of the paradoxes of philanthropy.
Winter 2017 - Blue-Collar Banking
Against governmental opposition, early Americans created savings vehicles to boost the working class
The Educators
Bruce and Suzie Kovner give to schoolchildren, music students, and policymaking. Here's how and why.
Spring 2016 - Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern
The poor Guggenheim
Briefly Noted
De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.
Higher Ed, Lower Costs
An e-learning entrepreneur brings cut-rate practical degrees to far-flung corners of the world
Summer 2016 - Briefly Noted
Chicks on camera. Couch-surfing in disaster zones. Teacher's union fights for facelifts. One million missing Christians.