Fall 2014 – Four Brothers and the Apocalypse
Many people who don’t follow business or politics too closely learned what they know about the Koch brothers from Jane Mayer’s lengthy 2010 New Yorker profile, “Covert Operations: The Billionaire…
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Champion Givers
In the year 2000, the foundation created by the pioneering philanthropist William E. Simon conceived of a prize for America’s most inspired and effective living donors. In this fifteenth season…
Fall 2014 – Charitable Capital of the World
As this magazine comes off the press, The Philanthropy Roundtable is holding our 2014 Annual Meeting in the charitable capital of the world. The United States is by far the…
Fall 2014 – Briefly Noted
Mutual Aid for Christians in Iraq In June, the Islamic State overtook Mosul—the second largest city in Iraq and home to many ethnic and religious minorities, including hundreds of thousands…
Interview with Christopher Oechsli
One of the most successful billionaire entrepreneurs and generous philanthropists in history, Chuck Feeney famously wears a $15 watch, doesn’t own a house or car, flies coach, and often uses…
Heartland Art
Tucked in the northwest corner of Arkansas, in so-called “flyover country,” the town of Bentonville may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about innovation. But…
Don’t Surrender the Academy
For two decades, education conclaves have featured impassioned reformers, frustrated by the state of teacher preparation and education research, declaring that “We’ve got to blow up the ed schools.” Why…
The Power of Ownership
Chi-Dooh “Skip” Li likes to tell of an airline agent who once said to him, “You just handed me an American passport that says you were born in India. You’re…
Patriots and Papers
One month after his Presidency ended, George Washington found himself in uncharted territory. By limiting his administration to two terms and then stepping aside, and in other ways refusing to…
A Tribute to Life
At Kazimierz Square, in the old Jewish quarter of Kraków, a violin’s vibrato gently rises with the breeze. The Star of David is proudly displayed on synagogues—as a badge of honor,…
Museums Across America
There are 35,000 museums in the United States, a core of our cultural and educational life. They reveal the past, attest to nature’s amazing secrets, bring great art to all,…
Winter 2015 – Philanthropy’s Dangerous Rival
The vitality of the American philanthropic community is one of the wonders of the world, but today it is in danger. A robust philanthropic sector requires a large protected social…