Bill Gates

Meeting Demand for Computer Science in Seattle

Big Money, Fresh Approaches, Bold Methods

Immunizing the Developing World

American medical charity has a noble history that extends right to our present moment

A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the forthcoming Summer 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine

Interview with former HHS Secretary, EPA Administrator, and governor Mike Leavitt

Ad hominem attacks and sweeping arguments are gradually poisoning the American public on philanthropy

Why philanthropy is often the best choice for solving public problems.

We are in the midst of a harsh counterrevolution against school reform, and severed heads are beginning to pile up.

A troubling screed from the Gray Lady. Seeing a black hole. California's homelessness farce. Taps, hurricane relief, and a TFA meltdown. A truly imaginative university.

A critique of philanthropic influence in public life starts with the wrong assumptions

The Microsoft co-founder s philanthropy may be more revealing than his new autobiography.

A foolish critic of private charity

An overview of the Winter 2012 issue on international giving

Philanthropy makes the news

Desh Deshpande is bringing the market to MIT's labs

University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.

Private philanthropy has nearly eradicated polio an accomplishment that echoes earlier victories over smallpox and hookworm

An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more

How Jon Huntsman doubled down his efforts to treat and cure cancer.

On buying the Magna Carta, understanding university culture, and interviewing Oprah.

An anecdotal call for crimping America's distinctive private philanthropy

The head of Google.org on reinventing corporate philanthropy, Silicon Valley culture, and the mission that has driven her career

Human kindness and charitable success aren't necessarily linked. That's one of the paradoxes of philanthropy.

Reactions to the roadmap

An e-learning entrepreneur brings cut-rate practical degrees to far-flung corners of the world

The president of Atlantic Philanthropies reflects on Chuck Feeney's legendary generosity, and how to recover donor intent

Charity rises in China. Disrupting the textbook market. Flight of the ospreys. A murky future for donor-advised funds.

Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.

Reflections of a Rockefeller. Failing one's way to success.

The charter school boom ahead

Can we tolerate the disorder of philanthropic freedom?

The real reason for keeping the government s hands off of the charitable deduction

A new book on the "problem of vast individual fortunes" is a little threadbare

Tuition at the Cooper Union, Bill Gates annual letter, Bloomberg at Johns Hopkins, and more

The promise and peril of America s most selective public high schools

Handing down heritage in Canada and Israel, spending down by 2016

Chicks on camera. Couch-surfing in disaster zones. Teacher's union fights for facelifts. One million missing Christians.

Why private funding is so important to the experimenting that makes us smarter, healthier, and richer