Philadelphia

Taking Fountains to New Heights

Nonprofit Newspapers

The Barnes Collection has opened in its new home in Philadelphia, yet its saga leaves a cautionary tale behind in Merion

Can intellectual humility and listening with empathy open closed minds and preserve honest debate?

Thomas Sowell explains why even triumphant charter schools spark resistance

What we risk when we let civic education wither as it has today.

How is our forced effort at online education going?

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

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

Two great humanitarians put themselves at personal risk by plunging into viral pandemics

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

Whys and ways of preserving donor intent

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

Philadelphia

Museum slated for Philadelphia's Independence Mall

A cautionary tale

One donor's plea to give while you live

Combining science and religion in a bold yet humble way

Rags to riches in real life. Vets achieving independence. A pilgrimage to Israel for $500. Behind the scenes at Gettysburg. Leonard Leo's legal network. The power of small givers.

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

Substance abuse is a plague on American society. Here are some of the donors looking to cure it.

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

Notable early American philanthropists, from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Notable contributions to economic opportunity from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Notable contributions to religious causes from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Boarding programs and other charter innovations mix elements of family life and education for foster kids in need of both

Police foundations support and even pioneer public-safety enhancements.