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Healthy at Home

Keeping older Americans independent with timely acts of charity.  

Nonprofit Spotlight: Volunteers in Medicine

Volunteers in Medicine is recruiting retired doctors to help the poor. 

Winter 2014 – The Tough Road to Excellence

What educators abroad have to teach American reformers: Reporter Amanda Ripley argues that the debate on education policy should transcend national boundaries, and that we may want to look to education innovators abroad for ideas and inspiration. 

Winter 2014 – A Man Out of Time

There was a time, and it wasn’t very long ago, when Ted Turner was America’s most famous living philanthropist. This new “authorized biography” explores how Turner’s life has changed, and why his philanthropy is still fascinating.  

Summer 2013 – Endowing a New “Chinese” Rhodes

Stephen Schwarzman’s $300 million gift has the multi-generation aim of smoothing Western relations with China—by mixing top students in Beijing for a fellowship year.

Summer 2013 – Be On the Look Out

Adam Meyerson defends philanthropic freedom against encroachments from the IRS.

A Road Trip Across Philanthropic America

Saving the winged cheetah. A bubbling introduction to business. The grandaddy of charity marathons. For these tales and much more, ride along on Philanthropy’s transcontinental tour of local giving in all 50 United States.

It’s About Freedom, Not Finances

The purpose of the charitable deduction transcends tax policy, argues Alexander Reid. It should be thought of as a form of tax immunity that protects civil society from the government. Reid explores the history of the charitable deduction and the necessary boundaries for a healthy democracy.

Summer 2013 – Briefly Noted

Philanthropy in the news, from a new conservative studies program at the “Berkeley of the Rockies,” to the efficacy of child sponsorship, to a landmark gift to a two-year college, and more.

Summer 2013 – Embarrassment of Riches?

Robert Dalzell’s new book on the “problem of vast individual fortunes” is a little threadbare, argues John Steele Gordon.

Summer 2013 – When Charities Behave Badly

Reviewing Ken Stern’s harsh critique of American charities, Leslie Lenkowsky and Suzanne Garment defend diversity and freedom in philanthropy.

Summer 2013 – Don’t Disable Wounded Veterans With Money

Philanthropists who want to help must consider long-term incentives and put self-reliance at the heart of their giving, explains LTC Daniel Gade.

Summer 2013 – Nice Workshop Article

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Donating a Motive to Strive

Colorado oilman Tim Marquez and wife Bernadette funnel kids to college with the Denver Scholarship Foundation. 

Spring 2013 – President’s Note

Spring 2013 – Books in Brief

Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-beingby Zoltan J. Acs Acs argues that philanthropy is a little-studied but indispensable element in a Read more…

Small Change?

Foundations are turning to education-reform advocacy. How’s it going? Check out Jay Greene’s review of “Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics” from the Spring issue of “Philanthropy” magazine.

Spring 2013 – Getting What We Pay For

Andrew Kelly takes a look at magnet schools—what makes them special, and how donors can help.