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A Golden Age for Parks

Thomas Sowell explains why even triumphant charter schools spark resistance

Shelters adjust, with the help of donors

Small donors allow St. Jude Children s Research Hospital to take the hardest cases without charging families a dime.

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

More than 50 nonprofit leaders gathered in Detroit from October 3 4 to discuss philanthropy s role in sparking entrepreneurship to boost economic mobility at an event organized by The Philanthropy Roundtable s Economic Opportunity program.

From a French restaurant to a faith-based classic, these programs help released prisoners start new chapters in their lives

Giving while you live can improve society long after you're gone

Americans use technology for comfort, not revolution

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.

A pair of entrepreneurs answer the philanthropic call

How an improvising leader and ten donors brought the Bible to unreached peoples.

Our oldest and youngest Secretary of Defense is also a philanthropist

A philanthropist champions those who defend the country

Purpose-driven organizations help veterans transition to civilian life

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

Venture for America is bringing entrepreneurial vim and vigor to unexpected corners of our country

Aid for Assyrians. A monk's secret to schooling. Anonymous animal lovers. Rescuing an orchestra.

A 15-year update on the winners of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

The charter school boom ahead

How philanthropists are tearing down problems, building solutions, and stopping bad guys in the Motor City

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation mixes research and politics to help solve today's public-pension crisis

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

Our schools won t thrive until the charter ethic replaces the urban school district itself, says this leading reform expert.

Meet Eli and Edythe Broad, winners of the 2013 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership