Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Christie Herrera was recently interviewed by Associated Press business writer and editor Glenn Gamboa on her new role and vision for the organization. In this Q&A, Gamboa asks Herrera about Philanthropy Roundtable’s philanthropic freedom work – and threats to philanthropy coming from both sides of the political aisle.
This Giving Tuesday, American generosity will be as important as ever in addressing domestic needs and global turmoil. Donors should be mindful of how their gifts can further the causes of peace and prosperity while avoiding support for organizations that foster campaigns of division, hate and terrorism.
At Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2023 Annual Meeting, Lincoln Jones, founder, director and choreographer of American Contemporary Ballet (ACB) in Los Angeles, shared his experience as an artist navigating the pressure of divisive ideologies in recent years and how it nearly cost him his ballet company.
This year, Giving Tuesday – November 28 – arrives amid two major international conflicts, increased domestic turmoil and continued economic uncertainty. Despite signs of economic growth, fundraisers continue to worry donors may not contribute enough to counter the steep decline (13.4%) in individual giving we saw in 2022.
Have you ever wondered about the rules that govern private foundations and their charitable giving? On November 16, Philanthropy Roundtable published a comprehensive policy primer entitled “Private Foundations and the 5% Payout Rule,” shedding light on the historical background, rationale and contemporary criticisms surrounding the 5% payout requirement for private foundations.
Philanthropy Roundtable recently sat down with Seth Kaplan, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University and senior advisor to the Institute for Integrated Transitions, about his new book “Fragile Neighborhoods.”
Ahead of America Recycles Day on November 15, the Roundtable spoke with Chris Barnard, president of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), about its efforts to build and grow a grassroots movement devoted to tackling environmental challenges through common sense, limited government solutions.
Cleveland, Ohio native Ja’Ron Smith and Washington, D.C.-raised Chris Pilkerton are two men of different races and backgrounds united by their faith and purpose to help the underserved. They both rose to become policy advisors to President Trump, where they advanced solutions for economic mobility of Black, white and all Americans.
Philanthropy Roundtable recently sat down with Ray Nothstine, senior editor of American Habits, a new publication by State Policy Network’s (SPN) Center for Practical Federalism that makes the “intellectual and moral case for federalism and its practical applications to today’s challenges.”
In the past few hundred years, the North American elk population has dropped by 90%. Today, there are only one million left. Elk are not currently endangered, but their preservation should be of concern to all us; as the elk go, so does the health of the habitat.
For some, it was the homecoming they never received, and for one veteran it was a chance to say goodbye.
Walter Kotzur (USAF retired) spent the majority of his time during the war in Vietnam flying combat missions on the AC-47D, a fixed wing gunship affectionately known as “Spooky” or “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Thanks to the North Country Honor Flight, Kotzur has the opportunity to say a final farewell to his fallen brothers of the “Spooky Brotherhood” as he continues to find their names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in our nation’s capital.
It’s been one month since Hamas terrorists brutally murdered over 1,400 innocent Israeli civilians – including babies, children, women and the elderly – and the international community was jarred back to the reality of the evil in this world.