Columbia University
private university in New York City
New York Genome Center
Boosting Biomedicine Through Collaboration
Two Titans, Two Temples
The Morgan Library and Frick Collection were given to the nation by men who didn t do anything by half measures.
Giving by Degrees
Practitioners look at academic programs in philanthropy
Victory!
How donors helped win a war of ideas and how they can do it again
Law Enforcement's Secret Weapon
Police foundations support and even pioneer public-safety enhancements.
Fall 2017 - Interview with David Saltzman
After leading the Robin Hood Foundation for 27 years, Saltzman reflects on his time fighting poverty in New York
Tiny Ships to the Stars
A billionaire s ambitious plans to send stamp-sized spacecraft light years away
Privacy as a Philanthropic Pillar
Why givers prize the right to be anonymous
Briefly Noted
De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.
Sports vs. Breakdown
Using sports to draw young people into more wholesome and productive lives
Winter 2015 - The Slow Boat to Utopia
Ten years in, the ballyhooed Millennium Villages Project is mostly a bust
Fall 2014 - Charitable Capital of the World
Why Utah is the charitable capital of the world
Briefly Noted
Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.
Spring 2014 - Interview with Gerry Lenfest
Gerry Lenfest reflects on $1.2 billion of personal giving