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Madisonian, and Not Going to Take It Any More!

By the standards of the $9 billion William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, its Madison Initiative is not (yet) a large project. But Larry Kramer, president since 2012, has been aiming toward something like it for many years.

Higher Ed, Lower Costs

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

Laying Foundations for Change preview

Laying Foundations for Change

Who says bricks-and-mortar philanthropy isn’t effective?

Asking Tough Questions preview

Asking Tough Questions

There’s a table in David Weekley’s office, well known among Houston’s nonprofit leaders. “Large, green, marble-top,” Young Life vice president Eric Scofield describes it with a playful shudder.“If you ever Read more…

Labeled Disabled

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

Summer 2015 – Policing Philanthropy?

In the Summer issue of Philanthropy magazine, Joanne Florino, The Philanthropy Roundtable’s senior vice president for public policy, explains why a new federal bureau for investigating charity is a terrible idea. 

Summer 2015 – The Other One Percent

In For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Washington Post associate editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran argue that it is imperative for U.S. citizens to become more engaged with our troops.

Summer 2015 – Something Out of Nothing

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. And invention is the father of philanthropy, because it creates the wealth that enables great generosity. Now a dazzling new book uncovers philanthropy’s grandparentage.

Summer 2015 – Books in Brief

The Paradox of Generosity presents data showing that givers are kinder to their neighbors, find themselves in better health, report having a strong life purpose, and generally describe themselves as “very happy.”