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Can Harvard solve the problem of donor intent?
Arnold Foundation announces funding for first-of-its-kind addiction treatment rating system
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) today announced a $1.3 million grant to the national nonprofit Shatterproof to pilot the first addiction treatment rating system.
Washington Examiner: With Trump on board, Congress is in position to actually pass major healthcare legislation
Senators see a opening for legislation to eliminate unexpected massive medical bills
Originalism Summer Seminar
A boot camp for law students on interpreting the Constitution, featuring all-star lecturers. Deadline Feb. 15.
Forming Educators
Preparing teachers through primary sources that develop core concepts.
Foundations, Estates Expected To Fuel Rise In Philanthropy
Charitable giving should grow during the next two years, powered by giving from foundations and estates, according to a new study.
Spending Down
A mid-size foundation seeks a lasting impact on public policy.
Secret Donor Man
The adventurous life of billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney and a biography that doesn’t do it justice
Examining the Role of Foundations in a Free Society
Carl Schramm knows a thing or two about private foundations. Schramm is the president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, the nation’s largest foundation to focus on Read more…
You Can’t Take It With You
Ray Madoff believes that perpetuity undermines “broader societal values.” There are good reasons to sunset, true. But why should sunsetting be legally mandated?
From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope
Recommendations from The Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, & Academic Development
Video: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare and its Implications for Philanthropy
Dr. Thomas Insel outlines how we can tap into the power of digital health to improve health, and what implications there are for philanthropy.
How Our Brains Make the World
The left and right hemispheres of the brain do many of the same things in practice, but they see the world in remarkably different ways.
Lifting the Burden of Addiction
Philanthropic opportunities to address substance use disorders in the United States
How Johnson & Johnson Is Doing Its Part to Tackle the Worldwide Mental Health Epidemic
With company leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Scientific Officer weighs in on the next great global healthcare challenge—and how we can all come together to help address it.
Winter 2019 – President’s Note
The content of our character
Inventing Child Sponsorship
The man behind the person-to-person approach
Duke of Carolina
Was James B. Duke more successful than Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller?
Coming Soon: White Paper on Philanthropy and Mental Health
The paper will profile some thoughtful approaches philanthropists are taking to address the nation’s worsening mental health crisis.