Lending a Hand
How Dale Dawson is helping rebuild Rwanda, one small loan at a time
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Spring 2012 – Editor’s Introduction
An overview of the Spring 2012 issue on giving to colleges and universities
Innovation for the Real World
Desh Deshpande is bringing the market to MIT’s labs
Briefly Noted
University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.
Opening Up the University
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is funding what could someday be viewed as higher education’s Great Disruption
Ex Libris Philanthropy
Donors are making Great Books available to the public
Spring 2012 – Staffing Up
Bill Buckner of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Elizabeth Dvorak at the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
Educating a Nation
Stephanie Deutsch’s new book details the unlikely collaboration between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.
Billions Squandered
Grant makers are coming up short by relying on active money managers and exotic financial instruments, new data shows.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation announce launch of the Texas Policy Lab
This new public-private partnership will bring together data experts, social scientists, and policymakers to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public programs.
Back to the Drawing Board
Jeff Sandefer is reinventing the MBA
Spartan Donors
What’s to be gained from private giving to Uncle Sam’s military academies?
New U.
Meet the donors who have taken it upon themselves to launch new colleges
The Fearless Philanthropist
How Jon Huntsman doubled down his efforts to treat and cure cancer.
Hope for the Addicted
Substance abuse is a plague on American society. Here are some of the donors looking to cure it.
Mr. Unreasonable
Eli Broad on medical research; modern art; K–12 education; and his new book, The Art of Being Unreasonable
Summer 2012 – Briefly Noted
An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more
Millions from Millions
Small donors allow St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to take the hardest cases—without charging families a dime.
Conquering Polio
Private philanthropy has nearly eradicated polio—an accomplishment that echoes earlier victories over smallpox and hookworm
Summer 2012 – Staffing Up
Ann Stern of the Houston Endowment