state of the United States of America

Cincinnati Works

Advancing Work as a Cure to Poverty

Strengthening Catholic Schools

Partnership Schools, an innovative network of Catholic educators, expands to Cleveland

Rapid Response

A venerable Ohio nonprofit quickly patched the mask shortage for major hospitals

Giving by Degrees

Practitioners look at academic programs in philanthropy

The Online Evolution

College over the Internet has surprised in many ways

Spartan Donors

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

The Fearless Philanthropist

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

Economic Opportunity

Notable contributions to economic opportunity from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Led to Equality

A new history reveals the wealthy philanthropists behind suffrage and other feminist advances

Feeding Body and Soul

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

SOS: Stopping Opioid Slaughter

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

Summer 2017 - Briefly Noted

Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.

Briefly Noted

SPLC on the warpath. The truth on foreign aid. Getting bluegrass in the black. Making Americans. An Oscar for humanitarianism.

Stronger Together

Donors are increasingly using expert intermediaries to bundle and target their giving

Patriots and Papers

Philanthropists fulfill George Washington's dying wish and build a Presidential library

Briefly Noted

Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.

Spring 2013 - Books in Brief

Reviews of new books on why philanthropy matters, conscious capitalism, school leadership, and creating a charter school.

Lessons in Citizenship

American students are increasingly ignorant of American civics. Donors are working to revive appreciation of founding principles

Summer 2016 - Briefly Noted

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