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Building Real-world Leadership In Every Student

A Golden Age for Parks

How is our forced effort at online education going?

A round robin with eight leading authorities on philanthropy, medicine, and national governance

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

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

Leo Linbeck on covid and its consequences

Practical advice without vilification

An Arizona homebuilder with a Kentucky heart and MBA head.

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

How one excellent scholarship reverberated into others

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.

The inspiring testimonies of Giving Pledge signers

The physician and the lady

The partnership between Evelyn Lauder, her doctor, and tens of thousands of donors

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

Meet the (non-Catholic) patron saints of inner-city Catholic education

An overview of the Winter 2012 issue on international giving

Leading international donors and development experts weigh in on three important questions.

Is the focus of American evangelicals shifting overseas?

Meet the Houston investor who is protecting Africans from Joseph Kony.

Ann Stern of the Houston Endowment

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

An overview of the Fall 2012 issue dedicated to the many Americans whose labors do so much to enrich our collective life.

In Houston, private donors have built a medical complex the size of a small city.

Public land meets private donors. The result? Peerless parks.

John Paulson s Central Park gift, great female donors, John Arnold retires, sunsetting Jewish foundations, and more

Notable contributions to K 12 education from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Notable contributions to art and culture from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

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

Three recent studies show an alarming decline in the number of givers over the past decade.

How a handful of nonprofits, developers, and donors are cementing education reforms, one brick at a time

A Jewish philanthropist. His Christian college roommate. Healing for many.

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

Censorship by Google. A modern-day good Samaritan. A quarterback gives back. Charter school experimentation.

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

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

Tax Reform and Philanthropy's Three Percent Solution

Veterans and chefs help in Houston. Broken instrument symphony. Ronald McDonald House marathons. Midwest wildlife preservation.

The delicate dance behind some of today s largest gifts

The wizard of Wall Street on small-town values, big-city schools, and seeding a new generation of philanthropic leaders.

The story of how American philanthropy built a Jewish homeland.

Lots of donors say they're interested in social change. Most don't act.

Catholic schools are on the cusp of resurrection

David Weekley: homebuilder, charity-grower, and hard-nosed inquisitor

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

Purpose-driven organizations help veterans transition to civilian life

How one donor found satisfaction in helping a unique community

Catholic schools have power and potential beyond book learning

The charter school boom ahead

Breakthroughs in K 12 Education

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

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

Meet the K 12 reform donors who strategically balance charitable giving, legislative advocacy, and direct political engagement.

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

The Relay Graduate School of Education is revolutionizing teacher training

Investments in middle-skill jobs can open powerful paths to prosperity