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Briefly NotedApril 2019
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A Walk Through Some Nation-changing ChurchesJanuary 2019
Karl Zinsmeister
Giving thanks for Boston's charitable houses of worship
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Gem of a Donation
January 2019
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Arms of Comfort
January 2019
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Generosity and Religion—Making the Connection
January 2019
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Briefly Noted
January 2019
The connection between generosity and religion. Gem of a donation. America’s only Jewish crisis pregnancy center. The biggest mortar and pestle in the Western hemisphere.
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October 2018
Rags to riches in real life. Vets achieving independence. A pilgrimage to Israel for $500. Behind the scenes at Gettysburg. Leonard Leo's legal network. The power of small givers.
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July 2018
Hunting human traffickers. Moral formation through music. Airplane ambulances. The philanthropic payoff to an artistic addiction.
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April 2018
K-12 surprise in Illinois. The millionaire next door. One acre, 500,000 farmers. The codemaster and his hidden donor.
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January 2018
Censorship by Google. A modern-day good Samaritan. A quarterback gives back. Charter school experimentation.
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October 2017
Veterans and chefs help in Houston. Broken instrument symphony. Ronald McDonald House marathons. Midwest wildlife preservation.
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July 2017
Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.
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April 2017
SPLC on the warpath. The truth on foreign aid. Getting bluegrass in the black. Making Americans. An Oscar for humanitarianism.
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January 2017
Glittering glass out of the ashes. Unions block charters. Life-and-death nonprofit work. Crowdsourcing art.
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October 2016
Little platoons on pontoons. Crisp progress in the Big Apple. Nonprofits brace for new overtime rules.
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July 2016
Chicks on camera. Couch-surfing in disaster zones. Teacher's union fights for facelifts. One million missing Christians.
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April 2016
De Blasio’s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy. Inner-city chess, a book prize, and Superman in a workhouse.
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January 2016
A record gift to Catholic schools. Paul Allen continues to battle Ebola. Knights rescue the oppressed. A toy store for the homeless kids. Hamilton’s philanthropic roots. The 99 percent. A mini-interview with Purdue president and former governor Mitch Daniels.
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October 2015
Winds of change for charters. Science charity. Suing your alma mater. $100 million and a crowd.
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July 2015
Philanthropy in the news, from a new conservative studies program at the "Berkeley of the Rockies," to the efficacy of child sponsorship, to a landmark gift to a two-year college, and more.
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April 2015
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April 2015
Seafaring savior. A long-lost battleship. Enabling a book thief. Philanthropy vs. charity. Why give operating support?
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January 2015
A Secret Santa. Disaster giving. Taxing church attendance. Adopt a neighborhood.
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October 2014
Aid for Assyrians. A monk's secret to schooling. Anonymous animal lovers. Rescuing an orchestra.
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July 2014
Charity rises in China. Disrupting the textbook market. Flight of the ospreys. A murky future for donor-advised funds.
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April 2014
Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.
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January 2014
Giving for the religious. A Black Friday for donors. A Grinch-like plan for parks. The cost of a tax change. Medical marvels.
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October 2013
Ethics from Singer. Giving tips from Buffett. Billions from Christians. Careers for the homeless.
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January 2013
John Paulson’s Central Park gift, great female donors, John Arnold retires, sunsetting Jewish foundations, and more
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October 2012
Niall Ferguson’s civil society, not-so-sweet lemonade buyers, Greeks bearing gifts, and more
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July 2012
An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more
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April 2012
University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.
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