Profit and the Free Press
An ink-stained veteran doubts that philanthropy can solve today’s crisis in journalism.
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From Promising to Proven
The charter school boom ahead.
Solving the $2 Trillion Problem
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation mixes research and politics to help solve today’s public-pension crisis.
Making Forever Families
Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy.
Economia!
How Pete Peterson’s donations are helping Washington find budget balance.
Winter 2014 – Briefly Noted
Giving for the religious. A Black Friday for donors. A Grinch-like plan for parks. The cost of a tax change. Medical marvels.
Healthy at Home
Keeping older Americans independent with timely acts of charity.
Anybody Interested in Nation-changing Philanthropy?
Help veterans with disabilities stand on their own.
Philanthropy Keeps the Lights on in Detroit
How philanthropists are tearing down problems, building solutions, and stopping bad guys in the Motor City.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Volunteers in Medicine
Volunteers in Medicine is recruiting retired doctors to help the poor.
Winter 2014 – The Tough Road to Excellence
What educators abroad have to teach American reformers: Reporter Amanda Ripley argues that the debate on education policy should transcend national boundaries, and that we may want to look to education innovators abroad for ideas and inspiration.
Winter 2014 – A Man Out of Time
There was a time, and it wasn’t very long ago, when Ted Turner was America’s most famous living philanthropist. This new “authorized biography” explores how Turner’s life has changed, and why his philanthropy is still fascinating.
Summer 2013 – Endowing a New “Chinese” Rhodes
Stephen Schwarzman’s $300 million gift has the multi-generation aim of smoothing Western relations with China—by mixing top students in Beijing for a fellowship year.
Summer 2013 – Be On the Look Out
Adam Meyerson defends philanthropic freedom against encroachments from the IRS.
A Road Trip Across Philanthropic America
Saving the winged cheetah. A bubbling introduction to business. The grandaddy of charity marathons. For these tales and much more, ride along on Philanthropy’s transcontinental tour of local giving in all 50 United States.
It’s About Freedom, Not Finances
The purpose of the charitable deduction transcends tax policy, argues Alexander Reid. It should be thought of as a form of tax immunity that protects civil society from the government. Reid explores the history of the charitable deduction and the necessary boundaries for a healthy democracy.
Summer 2013 – Briefly Noted
Philanthropy in the news, from a new conservative studies program at the “Berkeley of the Rockies,” to the efficacy of child sponsorship, to a landmark gift to a two-year college, and more.
Summer 2013 – Embarrassment of Riches?
Robert Dalzell’s new book on the “problem of vast individual fortunes” is a little threadbare, argues John Steele Gordon.
Summer 2013 – When Charities Behave Badly
Reviewing Ken Stern’s harsh critique of American charities, Leslie Lenkowsky and Suzanne Garment defend diversity and freedom in philanthropy.