country in South Asia

The Exchange

Real problems, Mo giving, buildings for charter schools, donor privacy, RealClearJournalism, how donors can help break policy logjams.

Dr. Jack Templeton

Combining science and religion in a bold yet humble way

Unto the Nations

Is the focus of American evangelicals shifting overseas?

Rescuing the Survivors

Six things to consider when preparing to fund disaster relief

New U.

Meet the donors who have taken it upon themselves to launch new colleges

Conquering Polio

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

The Fearless Philanthropist

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

Healing by the Book

A faith-based approach to helping victims recover from trauma

Modern Missionaries

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

Winter 2017 - Briefly Noted

Glittering glass out of the ashes. Unions block charters. Life-and-death nonprofit work. Crowdsourcing art.

Asking Tough Questions

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

Higher Ed, Lower Costs

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

Business Marries Charity

The hopes and hazards of bringing market mechanisms to philanthropy

Madison Avenue Mercies

The virtues of advertising, overhead, and other wicked ways of doing good

Interview with Christopher Oechsli

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

Giving It All

Alan Barnhart and his brother Eric owned a $250 million company. Owned. Past tense. Because they gave it away.

Playing the Long Game

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

Home, Land, Security

Pierre Omidyar discovers that property rights are the key to helping the poor

Summer 2016 - Briefly Noted

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