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A government system rates veterans as incapable, but philanthropy can change that.
A government system rates veterans as incapable, but philanthropy can change that.
Where are the old-line veterans’ charities headed?
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.
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.
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.
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.”
What if we’re looking in the wrong place for cures to poverty? If we search out what it is that banishes need and fills wants for most people, the answer is obvious: work. Poverty is one part economics, one part psychology—work helps both.
A scholar and Navy SEAL shares his secrets for reintegrating vets at home.
Combining work, school, and play with sports-stadium jobs that earn college tuition.
The hopes and hazards of bringing market mechanisms to philanthropy.
A king of capital on founding a high-school internship program, building a medical school in Qatar, and rescuing Carnegie Hall.
History shows that donors can have big, healthy effects on public policy—if they are prepared.
Our plan flopped. We didn’t give up. We changed course. Ideas from the Walton Family Foundation.
One dramatic change in the landscape of charitable giving during the past decade has been an entrepreneurial explosion of philanthropic services. Donors today have more choices, more information, and more analytical tools for making philanthropic decisions.
Some might view the decline of Catholic schools as a Catholic problem. In reality it is an urban education problem that should concern everyone. Catholic schools have power and potential beyond book learning.
Seafaring savior. A long-lost battleship. Enabling a book thief. Philanthropy vs. charity. Why give operating support?
Following U.S. forces and State Department officers into some of the toughest areas of the world, Spirit of America delivers private assistance intended to complement their work and advance U.S. interests.
How one donor found satisfaction in helping a unique community.
How a misfit revolutionized paleontology—with a big boost from philanthropy.
Morally neutral approaches to poverty do not exist,” William Easterly writes in his latest book, The Tyranny of Experts. “Any approach to development will either respect the rights of the poor or it will violate them.” Too many aid agencies treat people in developing countries like chess pieces.