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Howard Fuller Has Hope for the Next Generation of Education Reformers
October 2020
Howard Fuller talks about how school choice empowers minorities, the problem of polarization, and why it’s time to rethink the entire education system.
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How a New Fund Helps Parents Teach Their Children
August 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
A recently launched experiment supports parents in educating their own kids—during distance learning or otherwise.
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Replacing Violence with Community
August 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Thirty years ago, when Father Greg Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, he became troubled by the prevalence of gang violence in his neighborhood.
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Philanthropists Helping America Restart
August 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
While many donors have turned toward humanitarian efforts to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, some are looking at a different sort of humanitarian work.
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Good News for Religious Giving
August 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
As churches and religious schools alike struggle to keep their lights on during the coronavirus pandemic, these findings bring good news.
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Ignorance, Anarchy, Even Dissolution
July 2020
Philanthropy recently spoke with Jonathan Greenberg of the Jack Miller Family Foundation about mobs tearing down statues and how donors can fund civics education.
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A Victory for School Choice
July 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
The Supreme Court just delivered a victory for school choice, but only time will tell how much it will affect students across the U.S.
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Private Donations and National Defense
July 2020
Karl Zinsmeister | RealClearPolitics.com
A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the Spring 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
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Strengthening Catholic Schools
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Partnership Schools, an innovative network of Catholic educators, expands to Cleveland.
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Americans’ Extraordinary Response in Time of Crisis: Giving
June 2020
Karl Zinsmeister | The Hill
A spinoff in The Hill from the forthcoming Spring 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
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Great Gifts of Health From U.S. Donors
June 2020
Karl Zinsmeister | RealClearPolitics.com
A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the forthcoming Summer 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
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The State of Charitable Giving
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Philanthropic giving boomed in 2019. What will the future bring?
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Boosts for Small Business
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
The economic lockdown hurt small businesses badly. Donors big and small have stepped in to help.
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A New Way for Churches to Serve Hospitals
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
There are 124 hospitals in the state of Arizona, and more than 1,000 churches. During the coronavirus pandemic, a new charitable effort was launched to connect them.
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Restaurant Workers Feed the Hungry
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
The covid-19 crisis created numerous problems in the food sector. Savvy nonprofits and donors connected the dots.
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Organizing Small Donors in Support of Local Reporting
June 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Media companies from Condé Nast to BuzzFeed are laying off employees by the hundreds during the covid-19 crisis. Yet the Long Beach Post, a regional news website with 20 employees, just hired two new reporters.
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Keeping Covid Philanthropy Local
May 2020
Leo Linbeck, a Houston businessman and CEO of Aquinas Companies, spoke with Philanthropy about how his hometown is weathering the coronavirus, what the pandemic means for education, and why fear shouldn't drive decision-making.
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Artist Relief
May 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Shan Wallace, a 29-year-old photographer who documents the lives of Baltimore natives like herself, creates her art by forming connections with strangers.
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Blood and Generosity
May 2020
Madeline Fry Schultz
Christopher Ullman is applying the strategy of relentless repetition to one of his favorite causes: giving blood.
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Interview with Steve Moore
May 2020
The executive director of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust explains how the foundation is responding to the coronavirus.