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Inspiring Christian Faith-Based Giving

Finding Techniques That Strengthen Families

Home Libraries From an Entertainer

The Morgan Library and Frick Collection were given to the nation by men who didn t do anything by half measures.

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.

Data-driven child welfare, Bloomberg boosts civic innovation, mother-daughter volunteering, the local scholarship that swept the country.

Why, where, and how today's evangelical donors give

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

Frederick M. Hess reviews Steven Brill s new book on recent developments in K 12 education reform

Olivier Zunz s new book is a good, if limited, history of 20th century American foundations

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

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

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

A faith-based approach to helping victims recover from trauma

Charter-like deregulation might open a door for effective philanthropy on the district level

While federal health-care policy is in disarray, these charities and volunteers are offering help now

From work to school to arts to recreation, Pitt and Barbara Hyde show how to energize a hometown

Look outside cities for today's neediest classrooms

Why givers prize the right to be anonymous

A roadmap to success, no matter what unfolds in Washington

Seafaring savior. A long-lost battleship. Enabling a book thief. Philanthropy vs. charity. Why give operating support?

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

Restoring the American Dream in 2015

Fighting poverty from the ground up

An award-winning nonprofit leader is hauling junk out of our grimiest rivers.

The charter school boom ahead

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

Which Americans give most to charity?

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

Breakthroughs in K 12 Education

How donors helped create a movement for national standards

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