Is Our Constitution Color-Blind?
Hillsdale College, a private school that prides itself on not accepting a penny of government support, has a mission to provide an education for those “who wish to learn about the Declaration…
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The Latest Numbers on Campus Free Speech, and More
Over the past year, two key organizations on free-speech and open-discourse issues, FIRE and the Knight Foundation, completed surveys about the state of free speech and the general campus climate. I sat down virtually with…
Think Tanks Awarded for Outstanding Policy Achievement
While many state governments were thrown into a tailspin by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits and think tanks across the U.S. sprang into action. So when the State Policy Network released its annual Bob Williams Awards…
1619 v. 1776: The First Direct Debate Between Scholars
At our recent Annual Meeting, our opening session was an online debate between two academics who’ve known each other since graduate school. Professor Leslie Harris, a historian from Northwestern University, is one of the fact-checkers…
Good to Know! Proposals Calling for Regulation of the Philanthropy Sector
Prompted by discussions within the philanthropic sector about a proposal being floated by philanthropist John Arnold and law professor Ray Madoff, I sat down with John Tyler—general counsel, secretary and…
New Reports on Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy
Earlier this year, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers published the most up-to-date reports on foundation decisions regarding “strategic time horizons.” The first report includes information provided by 150 non-operating and operating foundations in the United States, United Kingdom, India,…
COVID-19 Giving: Donors Aren t Tapped Out Yet
When the novel coronavirus swept the nation and disrupted our economy earlier this year, millions of workers were suddenly unemployed, and many families had to turn to the charitable world for help in meeting…
Small Donations Make a Big Impact
Once COVID-19 began spreading through the U.S. earlier this year, most of the attention to pandemic-related philanthropy swung to the big names: Bill Gates, George Soros, Jack Dorsey. And instead…
Community Foundations Use DAFs to Give Away $1.22 Billion
While nonprofits across the country were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic this year, community foundations stepped in to help. Community foundations from Oklahoma to Oregon gave more than $1.22 billion…
Biden s Tax Proposals Cause Reason for Concern About Charitable Giving
Executive director of Alliance for Charitable Reform Sandra Swirski wrote a letter to the editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy expressing concerns about how Joe Biden’s tax plan could affect…
A ‘Must-Read’ for Higher Ed Donors
Earlier this year, The Philanthropy Roundtable published a guidebook focused entirely on protecting donor intent, a key aspect of philanthropic excellence. Protecting Your Legacy: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Honoring…
A Win in California! Prop 16 Goes Down
With so much focus on the presidential election, we wanted to draw attention to what we consider a true win for anyone who believes in a vision of America where people,…