A Lot to Learn
Frederick M. Hess reviews Steven Brill’s new book on recent developments in K–12 education reform
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Winter 2012 – Briefly Noted
Philanthropy makes the news
Foundation Nation?
Olivier Zunz’s new book is a good, if limited, history of 20th century American foundations
Back to Bill
How the Daniels Fund lost sight of Bill Daniels, clawed its way back—and is preserving donor intent into the far future.
Values Without Borders
Meet the Venezuelan-American family that teaches universal values to promote character education
Symposium on International Giving
Leading international donors and development experts weigh in on three important questions.
What Have You Learned That Changed the Way You Give Internationally?
From the Winter 2012 symposium on international giving
The Philanthropy behind James Q. Wilson
One of the most effective philanthropic strategies for supporting higher education is to provide funding to outstanding scholars, their students, and their research initiatives. Consider the legacy of the late Read more…
Rescuing the Survivors
Six things to consider when preparing to fund disaster relief
Unto the Nations
Is the focus of American evangelicals shifting overseas?
Victory!
How donors helped win a war of ideas—and how they can do it again
What Makes International Philanthropy Work?
We live in an economic paradox. During this most recent and greatest wave of globalization, poverty worldwide is being eradicated at a record rate. In specific regions of India and Read more…
Stopping the Slaughter
Meet the Houston investor who is protecting Africans from Joseph Kony.
Lending a Hand
How Dale Dawson is helping rebuild Rwanda, one small loan at a time
Spring 2012 – Editor’s Introduction
An overview of the Spring 2012 issue on giving to colleges and universities
Innovation for the Real World
Desh Deshpande is bringing the market to MIT’s labs
Briefly Noted
University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.
Opening Up the University
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is funding what could someday be viewed as higher education’s Great Disruption
Ex Libris Philanthropy
Donors are making Great Books available to the public
Spring 2012 – Staffing Up
Bill Buckner of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Elizabeth Dvorak at the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation