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News & Stories Civics Education 08/28/2024

Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour: “Inspiring Americans to Greatness” 

During a time of increasing polarization, The Steamboat Institute (SI) has been a leader bringing civilized discourse back to college campuses. By hosting robust debates among the most renowned experts in the country, their successful Campus Liberty Tour puts current topics like fiscal responsibility, national defense, the role of government and individual responsibility directly in front of college students. Their goal is to increase critical thinking and civics knowledge by showing attendees how to think, not what to think.

News & Stories Civics Education 08/14/2024

Civics Playbook Shows How Donors Can Transform Civics Education Through Strategic Investments 

This week, Philanthropy Roundtable, with support from the Daniels Fund, is launching a new Civics Playbook, a digital resource for donors looking to make wise investments in high-impact organizations dedicated to enhancing civics education nationwide. The organizations featured in this resource reflect the Roundtable’s core values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility and bring those values to bear in the crucial area of civics education. 

News & Stories America's Founding Principles Civics Education 07/03/2024

Sumners Foundation: Strengthening Liberty and Citizenship through Civics Education  

“Liberty is a privilege that must continually be fought for, if we are to preserve it. … If our democracy is to be saved, and if we are to win through the difficulties and dangers in which we are involved, the aggregate will, wisdom, strength and determined purpose to do it must come from the body of the private citizenship of this country.” – Rep. Hatton W. Sumners

News & Stories True Diversity 08/24/2023

Nonprofit Releases Documentary on “Wokeism” and its Alternatives

Clarice Smith

Not even 10 years ago, the term “woke” was unfamiliar to many people. Yet today, “woke,” defined by Merriam-Webster as both “politically liberal (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme” and “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” is ubiquitous in news, entertainment and business. 

News & Stories America's Founding Principles 06/29/2023

Happy Birthday, America! Why Remembering Our Past is Integral to Our Future

Clarice Smith

This year our country celebrates its 247th birthday – commemorating the 13 American colonies’ declaration of independence from Great Britain. The newly formed American republic was based on the idea that all people are created equal with fundamental, inalienable rights that cannot be taken or given away. As we continue to cherish our democracy and the American way of life, it’s worth remembering that its strength depends on our shared understanding of this country’s history and founding principles.  

News & Stories Civics Education 05/04/2023

The Teagle Foundation: Cultivating Civic Leaders Through Education Excellence

Clarice Smith

Philanthropy Roundtable recently sat down with Tamara Mann Tweel, Ph.D., program director for Civic Initiatives at The Teagle Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to support educational excellence through exposure to liberal arts and civics education.

News & Stories Veterans 11/10/2022

Wisconsin Veterans Network: Bringing Critical Services to At-Risk Veterans

Clarice Smith, Daniel Turner

On Oct. 19, Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff welcomed members of the Roundtable community to the organization’s Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. In her welcome address, she highlighted some of the exceptional philanthropists within the community who are improving lives – and discussed the importance of advancing our shared values: liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.

News & Stories Civics Education 10/27/2022

Junior Achievement’s BizTown: Combining In-Class and Hands-On Learning to Bring Civics to Life

Clarice Smith

Philanthropy Roundtable recently spoke with Andrew Oliver, founder of Do For One. Oliver works to address the problem of social exclusion by connecting disabled, socially isolated people living in New York City with others who can form relationships and respond to each person’s needs and interests.

News & Stories America's Founding Principles Veterans 05/30/2022

Travis Manion Foundation: Empowering Veterans and Families of the Fallen

Clarice Smith

As Philanthropy Roundtable observes Memorial Day this year, we are recognizing the Travis Manion Foundation for its support in “honoring the fallen by challenging the living.” In 2007, Janet Manion Read more…

News & Stories Civics Education 04/26/2022

Inspiring Public Service Through Civics Education in Georgia

Clarice Smith

Since 2014, the Georgia Center for Civics Engagement has been working to help fill gaps in civics education among the state’s young people.

News & Stories America's Founding Principles 03/24/2022

Nonprofit Provides Lifesaving Supplies to Ukrainian Military

Clarice Smith

Spirit of America helps solve security challenges, including stopping the threat from terrorist group ISIS, preventing war in West Africa, aiding displaced Syrians and countering Russian aggression in Ukraine.

News & Stories Defending Founding Principles 03/17/2022

State Financial Officers Foundation: Promoting fiscally responsible public policy

Clarice Smith

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a 501(c)(3) established to promote fiscally responsible public policy and help states uphold the tenets of democracy. SFOF partners with state financial officers and key stakeholders in the private and public sectors to push back against policies that undermine economic freedom and hamper fiscal growth.