Asking Tough Questions
There’s a table in David Weekley’s office, well known among Houston’s nonprofit leaders. “Large, green, marble-top,” Young Life vice president Eric Scofield describes it with a playful shudder.“If you ever Read more…
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The Texas Miracle wasn’t just economic; it was philanthropic
Texas stereotypes may conjure up plains and cattle but, as in the rest of the country, most of Texas’s population and wealth resides in the cities. And those cities have recently become some of the most philanthropic places on earth.
The Art of Public-Policy Philanthropy: The Battle of Ideas
Featuring Kim Dennis, Gara LaMarche, Roger Hertog, and Chris DeMuth.
Donors Who Come to the Aid of Their Country
National defense may seem like the last place philanthropy could have a role. Here’s some little-known history to make you think again.
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Purpose-driven organizations help veterans transition to civilian life.
Labeled Disabled
A government system rates veterans as incapable, but philanthropy can change that.
Changing of the Guard
Where are the old-line veterans’ charities headed?
Summer 2015 – Policing Philanthropy?
In the Summer issue of Philanthropy magazine, Joanne Florino, The Philanthropy Roundtable’s senior vice president for public policy, explains why a new federal bureau for investigating charity is a terrible idea.
Summer 2015 – The Other One Percent
In For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Washington Post associate editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran argue that it is imperative for U.S. citizens to become more engaged with our troops.
Summer 2015 – Something Out of Nothing
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. And invention is the father of philanthropy, because it creates the wealth that enables great generosity. Now a dazzling new book uncovers philanthropy’s grandparentage.
Summer 2015 – Books in Brief
The Paradox of Generosity presents data showing that givers are kinder to their neighbors, find themselves in better health, report having a strong life purpose, and generally describe themselves as “very happy.”
Summer 2015 – Why Work Is the Best Charity for the Poor
What if we’re looking in the wrong place for cures to poverty? If we search out what it is that banishes need and fills wants for most people, the answer is obvious: work. Poverty is one part economics, one part psychology—work helps both.
Summer 2015 – Interview with Eric Greitens
A scholar and Navy SEAL shares his secrets for reintegrating vets at home.
Spring 2015 – Juma Ventures
Combining work, school, and play with sports-stadium jobs that earn college tuition.
Business Marries Charity
The hopes and hazards of bringing market mechanisms to philanthropy.
Interview with Sandy Weill
A king of capital on founding a high-school internship program, building a medical school in Qatar, and rescuing Carnegie Hall.
Spring 2015 – Changing Hearts, Minds, and Laws
History shows that donors can have big, healthy effects on public policy—if they are prepared.
Rebounding From Philanthropic Failure
Our plan flopped. We didn’t give up. We changed course. Ideas from the Walton Family Foundation.
President’s Note
One dramatic change in the landscape of charitable giving during the past decade has been an entrepreneurial explosion of philanthropic services. Donors today have more choices, more information, and more analytical tools for making philanthropic decisions.
More Than Just Academics
Some might view the decline of Catholic schools as a Catholic problem. In reality it is an urban education problem that should concern everyone. Catholic schools have power and potential beyond book learning.