…founded upon the belief that children learn best “in the trenches.” Beyond these platforms, Laura Sandefer, who is also an author, pursues philanthropic efforts that underscore her belief in hands-on…
…and masters of education from Vanderbilt University. She’s also the author of “Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down.” Combining their shared backgrounds, the Sandefers blazed an…
…of Donor Revolt” In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Lila Corwin Berman, a professor of Jewish history at Temple University, and Benjamin Soskis, a senior research associate at the Urban…
…presidential appointments, Swain has also served on the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the 1776 Commission. Swain has authored…
…spoke out in The Chronicle of Philanthropy about her experience with a major donor. In 2020, she attempted to hire “The 1619 Project” author and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones as the…
…fall an article on the Center for Effective Philanthropy website presented yet more suggestions for removing donors from the grantmaking process, suggestions that were collectively labeled “philanthropic agency.” Author Stephen…
In light of ongoing criticisms of donor-advised funds and their growing popularity as a flexible giving vehicle, Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed one of the authors of a new research report, “The…
In light of ongoing criticisms of donor-advised funds (DAFs) and their growing popularity as a flexible giving vehicle, Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed one of the authors of a new research report,…
In light of ongoing criticisms of donor-advised funds (DAFs) and their growing popularity as a flexible giving vehicle, Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed one of the authors of a new research report,…
…Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies (PC) and Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute and formerly a senior research fellow at Stand Together, a large philanthropic…
…university. In the fall of 2022, the state legislature established the center “to support teaching and research concerning the ideas, traditions and texts that form the foundations of Western and American civilization.”…