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Independent Women’s Forum Highlights Christie Herrera’s Work Championing Philanthropic Freedom preview
News & Stories Philanthropic Freedom 01/08/2024

Independent Women’s Forum Highlights Christie Herrera’s Work Championing Philanthropic Freedom

Philanthropy Roundtable

On January 2, 2024, Independent Women’s Forum (IWF), a national women’s organization devoted to advancing freedom, opportunity and well-being, profiled Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Christie Herrera. This piece highlighted Herrera’s emphasis on protecting philanthropic freedom and donor privacy, and her commitment to staying true to the Roundtable’s mission. The Roundtable is honored that IWF has recognized Herrera as one of its “Champion Women.”

What of the $17 Billion Racial Reckoning in Philanthropy? preview
News & Stories True Diversity 01/05/2024

What of the $17 Billion Racial Reckoning in Philanthropy?

Patrice Onwuka

As we consider issues shaping philanthropy in 2024, race relations will undoubtedly be a part of the conversation. Given that the Israel-Hamas conflict has exposed antisemitism in the current social justice movement in America, questions remain about whether racial harmony and equal treatment of all people is truly the goal of these groups.

Countering Flawed Policies to Curb Homelessness, Addiction and Mental Illness preview
News & Stories Giving Trends 01/04/2024

Countering Flawed Policies to Curb Homelessness, Addiction and Mental Illness

Philanthropy Roundtable

“Five and a half years ago, this very day, I was homeless on the streets of San Francisco, struggling with heroin and fentanyl addiction. So, while as bad as that is, I’m also proof, living proof, that we do recover, that we can come all the way back,” said Tom Wolf, director of West Coast Initiatives for the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions, during his Big Idea talk at Philanthropy Roundtable’s Annual Meeting. 

Karith Foster: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace Without Division preview
News & Stories True Diversity 01/03/2024

Karith Foster: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace Without Division

Philanthropy Roundtable

Karith Foster is a diversity trainer, comedian and founder of INVERSITY Solutions. She has traveled all over the globe delivering her positive alternative to the polarizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) debate occurring within corporations, institutions of higher education and nonprofits.

Philanthropic Freedom Year in Review preview
News & Stories Sector Regulation 01/02/2024

Philanthropic Freedom Year in Review

Megan Schmidt

In 2023, the charitable sector faced multiple threats to charitable giving. While lawmakers in some states took action to protect philanthropic freedom, we continued to see legislation that threatens the nonprofit community. These threats arose not only from the legislature, but from executive branch officials as well.

Devon Westhill: What My White Mom Taught Her Black Kids About the American Dream  preview
News & Stories True Diversity 12/21/2023

Devon Westhill: What My White Mom Taught Her Black Kids About the American Dream 

Philanthropy Roundtable

As part of Philanthropy Roundtable’s True Diversity initiative, President and General Counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity Devon Westhill recently sat down with radio veteran Lee Habeeb for an episode of “Our American Stories,” a syndicated radio program and podcast that highlights “ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things.”

A Critical Lifeline: Israel’s New National Blood Bank preview
News & Stories Giving Trends 12/20/2023

A Critical Lifeline: Israel’s New National Blood Bank

Philanthropy Roundtable

As Israel’s allies come to its aid during the unfolding Israel-Hamas war, one critical resource that has been years in the making and has proven paramount to Israel’s defenses is the recently completed Marcus National Blood Services Center, funded by hundreds of donors, including Bernie and Billi Marcus of The Marcus Foundation and American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA).

Schmidt in The Center Square: How Charitable Giving Helps California preview
News & Stories Sector Regulation 12/20/2023

Schmidt in The Center Square: How Charitable Giving Helps California

Philanthropy Roundtable

In an op-ed published in The Center Square, Philanthropy Roundtable’s Director of Government Affairs Megan Schmidt stressed the importance of flexible giving vehicles, like donor-advised funds, that are vital to California’s charitable sector. She also warned against legislative threats that could discourage charitable giving in the Golden State in 2024.

Conserving Our Lands Through Local Innovation preview
News & Stories Defending Founding Principles 12/19/2023

Conserving Our Lands Through Local Innovation

Philanthropy Roundtable

Fires that consume more than 100,000 acres are becoming commonplace in America, with 72 million acres affected in the last decade. That’s according to Brian Yablonski, CEO of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), an organization that pursues innovative market solutions to the nation’s most pressing conservation problems. 

How Philanthropy is Helping Veterans Navigate the Workforce preview
News & Stories Values-Based Giving Veterans 12/13/2023

How Philanthropy is Helping Veterans Navigate the Workforce

Madeline Fry Schultz

As Lekendric Doyle faced the end of his naval career, he wasn’t sure where to go next. But when he connected with the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, everything clicked into place. The organization, based out of Syracuse University, has several programs for veterans looking to jump in, or back in, to the workforce. For Doyle, it was the Onward to Opportunity program that stood out.

The First Amendment and Philanthropy: A Conversation with the Bill of Rights Institute preview
News & Stories Free to Give 12/12/2023

The First Amendment and Philanthropy: A Conversation with the Bill of Rights Institute

Philanthropy Roundtable

Ahead of Bill of Rights Day on December 15, the Roundtable spoke with David Bobb, president and CEO of the Bill of Rights Institute (BRI), to discuss the organization’s mission to provide classroom-ready lessons to students and teachers about the Constitution and the liberties we enjoy as Americans. Bobb passionately talks about why the freedom to give is vital in preserving a free and just society.

Alumni Respond to University Leaders for Failing to Condemn Antisemitism preview
News & Stories Higher Ed True Diversity 12/08/2023

Alumni Respond to University Leaders for Failing to Condemn Antisemitism

Philanthropy Roundtable

On December 5, 2023, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing entitled “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism.” Legislators grilled the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about their response to a dramatic rise in antisemitism on campuses following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas that killed 1,200 Israelis.

Events 12/04/2023

2024 State of the Roundtable

A new year brings new opportunities – but also new challenges. Philanthropy Roundtable is here as your strategic partner through it all, helping you advance our shared values, achieve excellence in your philanthropy and defend the freedom to give.