geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

Anti-Radical

When extremists leave prison, who helps them find a new life?

National Security Philanthropy

Take an overseas tour with a one-of-a-kind nonprofit that uses charitable micro efforts to blunt foreign threats

From Healer to Healed

A medical missionary's brush with random suffering

Stopping the Slaughter

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

Spartan Donors

What s to be gained from private giving to Uncle Sam s military academies?

Healing by the Book

A faith-based approach to helping victims recover from trauma

Founding Funders

The story of how American philanthropy built a Jewish homeland.

Winter 2016 - Briefly Noted

A record gift to Catholic schools. Paul Allen continues to battle Ebola. Knights rescue the oppressed.

Interview with Sandy Weill

A king of capital on founding a high-school internship program, building a medical school in Qatar, and rescuing Carnegie Hall

Interview with Howard Dahl

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

Giving It All

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

Summer 2016 - Briefly Noted

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