November / December 2003
An issue of Philanthropy, The Philanthropy Roundtable’s magazine. 14 articles
Magazine
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Leading the Charge
The aftermath of September 11 makes clear that funding for projects arrayed against terror is more important than ever before. Prior to the terror attacks, comparatively few philanthropists…
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Taking Risks
Carl Schramm has a history of taking risks, but he may have underestimated the risks of taking over a large foundation in a mid-sized town. Since he was…
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Victory Over Terrorism
Although defending America is the first responsibility of government, the Constitution makes clear that “We the people”-the private sector-are the ultimate custodians of our civilization. The War on…
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Donors Held Hostage
Art Held Hostage: The Battle Over the Barnes Collection by John Anderson W.W. Norton & Company, 2003 238 pp., $25.95 As John Anderson describes him, Dr. Albert C.…
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Philanthropy’s Shame
War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race by Edwin Black Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003 448 pp., $27There have long been two…
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The Professionalization of Charity?
With the launching of the nation’s first Ph.D. program in philanthropic studies at Indiana University, the study of American giving and volunteering seems to have come a long…
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Briefly Noted
Talented Teachers Rebuffed Applications and letters of interest from idealistic teachers continue to pour into inner-city school systems across the country, and many candidates . . . are…
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Great Local Grants: Gaston College Preparatory School
Hurricane Isabel could dim some of the lights, but not the students’ enthusiasm at Gaston College Preparatory School in North Carolina. Though school was officially closed due to…
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America’s Winning Smile
Jim Hake wanted to do something to help America’s position in the world, but he never thought that toothpaste and toothbrushes would be part of the equation. Like…
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Philanthropists Creating Cures
Joel Wood has just one goal for his foundation—to shutter it. Wood heads the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, a public charity that funds clinical trials for Duchenne disease.…
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Philanthropy, Death, and Taxes
Congress has enacted legislation that would wipe out federal estate taxes for one year—2010—and debate is heating up about whether to extend this repeal or to restore the…
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Staffing Up
Koch Foundation Kevin Gentry is passionate about fundraising. “My e-mail address is [email protected],” he tells Philanthropy. “When people ask, ‘How did you get that?’ I respond, ‘Who would…
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Rosenkranz Foundation
The term patron is usually associated with Italian Renaissance families like the Medici and sounds a bit out of place in this age of outcome-based philanthropy. Yet it…
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ExxonMobil Foundation
ExxonMobil Corporation didn’t donate nearly $100 million last year just to say it’s a good corporate citizen. It didn’t continue the country’s most generous educational matching gift program…