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Protecting Animals and People preview

Protecting Animals and People

How donors are using research, security, and economic incentives to save Africa’s wildlife

Walk the Line

Rail trails are generating public enthusiasm as rural paths, as creators of green space in tight urban quarters, as ways of boosting health and wellness, as canvases for appealing landscape design and outdoor art, as connectors of communities, and as spurs to city redevelopment.

Land Law

A landmark ruling in May could have nationwide consequences for the future of American conservation.

Benefits of a Gift Gone Wrong

By engaging in six years of hard-fought litigation at stiff personal and financial cost, the Robertson children held Princeton University accountable to the agreement that the school had voluntarily made with their parents.

Suing for Reform

An education donor went to court; will other givers and other causes follow? 

Summer 2014 – School Magic

Since 1998, 139,000 students have had their life courses altered by the Children’s Scholarship Fund, a program created by donors. In her new book Opportunity and Hope, Naomi Schaefer Riley brings us the stories of ten of the students who benefited from this effort.

Spring 2014 – Faithful Giving

The latest social science has good news for philanthropists: Giving profits the giver as well as the receiver. This win-win verdict is actually nothing new. It is a central tenet of the three Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—as a new book by Gary Anderson makes clear.

Books in Brief

Reflections of a Rockefeller. Failing one’s way to success. 

Sharing Health

Today’s health-care sharing organizations, for the most part, were founded by people who wanted to pool medical bills with like-minded religious believers, putting their trust in faith communities rather than government or insurance companies. 

Nature Philanthropy preview

Nature Philanthropy

When you think of parks, whether Yosemite or your corner playground, you probably think of them as quintessentially public institutions—as the Ken Burns documentary puts it, “America’s best idea.” And while parks are indeed public institutions, a great many owe their existence, growth, and endurance to the generosity of creative donors.

Gas Heat preview

Gas Heat

A small foundation uses focused academic, media, and activist grants to redirect a policy debate.