Examining the Role of Foundations in a Free Society
…the context of democratic capitalism. Why now? MR. SCHRAMM: We appear to have reached an inflection point in the history of the American private foundation. New wealth is pouring into…
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You Can’t Take It With You
…is question some of Madoff’s core assumptions. But first, some context. For many centuries, the trust has served as a device for circumventing the state. Frederic William Maitland, the great…
A Gateway to Peace and Prosperity
…It’s re-engaging for the first time as yourself for yourself.” While Gatehouse “members”—as the resident women are called—are granted space to progress at their own pace, they do so within…
Back to Bill
…the request be declined, since the exhibit featured planes designed to “kill people.” “It was a wake-up call,” recalls John Saeman, who was then a member of the Daniels Fund…
Elise Westhoff: Sharing Some Personal News
…elevated to oversee all of our programs and policy work as a member of our executive team. I know the organization will continue to thrive under her leadership, and I…
The Exchange
…more ideological diversity. Turns out they weren’t alone—five years later, HxA has surpassed the 4,000-member mark. Anyone involved in campus culture (except students) can become a member. The sole requirement…
Four steps to hire the right staff at your foundation
…that means is it’s necessary to hire staff members who are philosophically in line with your mission and will work to achieve it. Each new staff member you hire, at…
What Have You Learned That Changed the Way You Give Internationally?
…farmers. We’ve learned to focus on efficient impact, rather than personal anecdotes or tallies of actions. “Context Is Critical” By Steven J. McCormick In my experience, context is critical. If…
Gas Heat
…magazine, and the Center for a New American Dream, all nonprofits noted for their anti-shale-gas zeal. Beyond Howarth’s controversial studies, Park’s support for fracking-related research at Cornell includes gifts for…
From Driehaus to Our House
Money magazine has described Richard H. Driehaus as a “master of momentum investing.” Barron’s calls him “one of the most influential individuals within the mutual fund industry in the past…
Joanne Florino in Planned Giving Today: Toxic Donors, Tainted Dollars: A Perspective
…member to this day. He was replaced as chair by MarieJosée Kravis, a MoMA board member since 2004 and board president from 2005 until Black’s term began in 2018. In…
Ian Rowe on “Our American Stories”: My Coming of Agency Moment
…from Jamaica to the United States in search of a better life in the 1960s and how his mother’s coming of agency story as a young black woman in Jamaica…