Interview with Julian Robertson
The wizard of Wall Street on small-town values, big-city schools, and seeding a new generation of philanthropic leaders.
The New York Times
American daily newspaper
Fall 2016 - Minor Characters
The NEA and NEH have minimal roles in U.S. arts and letters.
What Next?
Reactions to the roadmap
Founding Funders
The story of how American philanthropy built a Jewish homeland.
A Different Kind of TV Network
In search of virtuous entertainment
Briefly Noted
De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.
Donors Who Come to the Aid of Their Country
You thought only government could do defense? Think again!
Summer 2015 - Policing Philanthropy?
Why a new federal bureau for investigating charity is a terrible idea
Business Marries Charity
The hopes and hazards of bringing market mechanisms to philanthropy
Madison Avenue Mercies
The virtues of advertising, overhead, and other wicked ways of doing good
Winter 2015 - Philanthropy's Dangerous Rival
The clamor for limitless government threatens every private initiative
Drug Donors
While some philanthropists fought for decades to legalize marijuana, others are gearing up to address undesirable consequences
Briefly Noted
Schools need better teaching, not more money: Bill Gates. Celebrity philanthropy fizz. Bureaucracy-ridden sluggards.
Gas Heat
A small foundation uses focused academic, media, and activist grants to redirect a policy debate
Building Religion IQ in Reporters
A donor-funded conference educates the media on faith
Profit and the Free Press
An ink-stained veteran doubts that philanthropy can solve today's crisis in journalism
Philanthropy and the Press
The future of journalism
Making Forever Families
Churches and donors lift thousands of children out of the foster-care bureaucracy
Summer 2013 - When Charities Behave Badly
Can we tolerate the disorder of philanthropic freedom?
Summer 2013 - Don't Disable Wounded Veterans With Money
Philanthropists who want to help must consider long-term incentives and put self-reliance at the heart of their giving
Spring 2013 - Briefly Noted
Tuition at the Cooper Union, Bill Gates annual letter, Bloomberg at Johns Hopkins, and more
Playing the Long Game
Meet Eli and Edythe Broad, winners of the 2013 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership
Summer 2016 - President's Note
Reasons to join us in Charleston.
Mediocrity Be Gone
The Relay Graduate School of Education is revolutionizing teacher training
Changing the World Through Storytelling
Philanthropist Jeff Skoll is putting money and talent behind silver-screen social reform
Fall 2013 - Briefly Noted
Ethics from Singer. Giving tips from Buffett. Billions from Christians. Careers for the homeless.