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Revisiting Bob Buford's bestseller Half Time

Dynastic wealth can hurt children. Can philanthropy help?

Notable contributions to art and culture from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Another fresh option for parents

The Cliburn piano competition uses grassroots contributions from thousands of volunteers to elevate an elite art form

Hunting human traffickers. Moral formation through music. Airplane ambulances. The philanthropic payoff to an artistic addiction.

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

Veterans and chefs help in Houston. Broken instrument symphony. Ronald McDonald House marathons. Midwest wildlife preservation.

This 99-year-old runner explains how his Christian faith moved him to serve in the military and donate upwards of $34 million

Two philanthropic brothers achieved their radically different legacies in reactive opposition to each other

A Christian polytechnic university takes after its inventive founder

The delicate dance behind some of today s largest gifts

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

How a $1,000 grant rocked two warring cultures

Why givers prize the right to be anonymous

With the valuable pro bono hours they volunteer, lawyers can change lives, or change the country.

The wizard of Wall Street on small-town values, big-city schools, and seeding a new generation of philanthropic leaders.

De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.

Hard-won knowledge on how donor-funded litigation can improve our country

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

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

A government system rates veterans as incapable, but philanthropy can change that

Restoring the American Dream in 2015

Donor-advised funds are bringing new convenience to philanthropy

The National Christian Foundation s ability to turn unusual contributions to gold is creating a new trove of generosity

A new exhibit at Alice Walton's Crystal Bridges Museum showcases the full range of American artistry

Inmates change their lives with great works of literature

A biography of the Koch family offers a fascinating window into their life and philanthropy

A 15-year update on the winners of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership

How donors are using research, security, and economic incentives to save Africa's wildlife

Gerry Lenfest reflects on $1.2 billion of personal giving

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

Donated lands have become some of our most beautiful national treasures.

A small foundation uses focused academic, media, and activist grants to redirect a policy debate

Local news and research journalism as charity causes

The charter school boom ahead

Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy

The promise and peril of America s most selective public high schools

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

Which Americans give most to charity?

A Texas couple create a new community to help women exit cycles of abuse.

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

Philanthropist Jeff Skoll is putting money and talent behind silver-screen social reform

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