Boston

A Golden Age for Parks

Lifting Risky Cases Into the Work Force

and Plimoth Plantation

What we risk when we let civic education wither as it has today.

A few donors have for years employed small personal gifts as a charitable tool. Now many others are experimenting with the same technique among a new population those laid off in our virus lockdown.

Interesting charities encountered in our travels. With a special focus this installment on top-flight, donor-powered medical institutions in Boston.

The Morgan Library and Frick Collection were given to the nation by men who didn t do anything by half measures.

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

A venerable Ohio nonprofit quickly patched the mask shortage for major hospitals

Practical advice without vilification

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.

Advice from American foundations on staying close to home

One donor's plea to give while you live

Giving thanks for Boston's charitable houses of worship

The connection between generosity and religion. Gem of a donation. America s only Jewish crisis pregnancy center. The biggest mortar and pestle in the Western hemisphere.

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

How giving in America is changing under the growing influence of tech donors

Eli Broad on medical research; modern art; K 12 education; and his new book, The Art of Being Unreasonable

David Koch, former MIT basketball captain, is now leading a new team from MIT one that s trying to beat cancer.

The Latter-day Saints are proving that private citizens can support a vast and effective social welfare system.

Giving people a chance since 1902

Notable early American philanthropists, from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Standing behind a popular force that's boosting classical music and young players is one very driven donor

Hunting human traffickers. Moral formation through music. Airplane ambulances. The philanthropic payoff to an artistic addiction.

Private equity investor Russ Carson applies his years in business to handpicking leaders and investments in philanthropy.

Transforming Teacher Education

This 99-year-old runner explains how his Christian faith moved him to serve in the military and donate upwards of $34 million

A small group of donors is up against the worst drug epidemic ever. They need help.

While federal health-care policy is in disarray, these charities and volunteers are offering help now

Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.

Against governmental opposition, early Americans created savings vehicles to boost the working class

One man s dark childhood sheds light on how to transform lives at risk

The most consequential developments after 25 years of charter schools.

Turning urban squash into food for academic success

Winnings for cancer. The church grocery. Protecting donor intent.

You thought only government could do defense? Think again!

The hopes and hazards of bringing market mechanisms to philanthropy

The National Christian Foundation s ability to turn unusual contributions to gold is creating a new trove of generosity

The founder of Amity Technology discusses his giving to rehabilitate the former Soviet Union and assesses Ukraine

A biography of the Koch family offers a fascinating window into their life and philanthropy

How donors can help teachers acquire the skills they need.

The charter school boom ahead

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

This visionary philanthropist details progress on his efforts to dramatically improve American K 12 education.

Which Americans give most to charity?

An open letter to the Ford Foundation on inequality.

Goodwill's CEO discusses social enterprise and the power of work.

Philanthropist Jeff Skoll is putting money and talent behind silver-screen social reform