Gifts of Health
American medical charity has a noble history that extends right to our present moment.
Current News
News ArchiveHow a New Fund Helps Parents Teach Their Children
Aug 26, 2020A recently launched experiment supports parents in educating their own kids—during distance learning or otherwise.
Replacing Violence with Community
Aug 18, 2020Thirty years ago, when Father Greg Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, he became troubled by the prevalence of gang violence in his neighborhood.
Philanthropists Helping America Restart
Aug 10, 2020While many donors have turned toward humanitarian efforts to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, some are looking at a different sort of humanitarian work.
The Great Distance-Learning Experiment
A preliminary glimpse of what U.S. educators, students, and philanthropists produced during the Great Distance-Learning Experiment of 2020.
The Long and the Short of Emergency Cash Grants
A few donors have for years employed small personal gifts as a charitable tool. Now many others are experimenting with the same technique among a new population—those laid off in our virus lockdown.
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.
Benefactions
America’s millions of energetic donors can be proud of the role they’ve played in helping our nation navigate today’s coronavirus trauma.
The Exchange
Philanthropy freedom fighter | The Nation and Bill Gates | Donor privacy wins | Be little and free | Community college golden hour | Homeschooling, payout rates, and suffrage | Closing Catholic schools | And silver linings
Sweet Charity
Two great humanitarians put themselves at personal risk by plunging into viral pandemics.
Books
The Decadent Society by Ross Douthat
Cultural revival can be boosted by personal giving.
Delusional Altruism by Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Americans shouldn’t be intimidated or discouraged by the author’s warnings about “delusional altruism.”
President's Note
It’s a true honor to join The Philanthropy Roundtable as president, writes Elise Westhoff.
National Security Philanthropy
April 2020
Karl Zinsmeister
Take an overseas tour with a one-of-a-kind nonprofit that uses charitable micro efforts to blunt foreign threats.
On U.S. Campuses, Free Inquiry Is Taking a Beating
January 2017
Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff
Donors may be the best hope for making colleges less one-sided and censorious.
