Summer 2008
An issue of Philanthropy, The Philanthropy Roundtable’s magazine. 10 articles
Magazine
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Victory!
The Cold War was fought on many fronts. The Soviet Union and the United States, their allies and proxies, contested each other across the globe—and beyond. It was…
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“To Care for Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle”
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) began on October 7, 2001, when American and British warplanes commenced combat missions against Al-Qaeda and Taliban targets throughout Afghanistan. Not long thereafter, American…
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The Joy of Philanthropy
Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It by Arthur Brooks Basic Books, 2008 277 pp., $26.95 One of the small…
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The Inscrutable Billionaire
Eccentric Billionaire: John D. MacArthur--Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary by Nancy Kriplen AMACOM, 2008 177 pp., $24Spend enough time studying the history of philanthropy and you’ll discover…
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Briefly Noted
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted the annual Bradley Prize award ceremony with a gala celebration at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on…
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Boettcher Foundation
In his winter years, Charles Boettcher lived in Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel—a luxury property which, coincidentally, he owned. A man of stern self-discipline and regular work habits, Mr.…
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Sir John M. Templeton, RIP
Late in life, Sir John Templeton thought about taking up golf. He wanted the exercise, so he borrowed a set of clubs and played a round. When he…
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California’s Regulatory Wildfire
The Philanthropy Roundtable applauds the decision by California Assembly Member Joe Coto to withdraw AB 624 from legislative consideration this year. This bill would have required large California…
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Staffing Up
Christine Tebben was appointed the new executive director of Grantmakers fo Education (GFE) in June 2008. Tebben succeeds Bill Porter, who stepped down after serving for seven years…
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Victory!
How donors helped win a war of ideas—and how they can do it again