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News & Stories Pathways to Opportunity 09/06/2023

2023 Simon-DeVos Prize Winners: Laura and Jeff Sandefer

Philanthropy Roundtable

Philanthropy Roundtable is pleased to announce the selection of education entrepreneurs and philanthropists Laura and Jeff Sandefer as the winners of the 2023 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. The Sandefers’ notable accomplishments include founding Acton Academy, a cutting-edge, global network of K-12 schools that encourage students to be “curious, independent, lifelong learners” and the Acton Children’s Business Fair, which supports young entrepreneurs from hundreds of communities across the globe.    

News & Stories Donor Intent 09/05/2023

Jack Salmon in Candid: DAFs are a Beacon of Philanthropy

Philanthropy Roundtable

In an op-ed published September 5, 2023 by Candid, Philanthropy Roundtable Director of Policy Research Jack Salmon writes that, although overall charitable giving declined last year, Giving USA’s Annual Report illustrates how donor-advised funds (DAFs) are a valuable and versatile giving tool that continue to make a lasting difference in communities nationwide.

News & Stories Giving Trends 09/05/2023

Doers to Donors: Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg Inspires Innovation in the Arts

Philanthropy Roundtable

Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Christie Herrera recently sat down with business innovator, author and philanthropist Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg for an episode of the Roundtable’s interview series “Doers to Donors,” which highlights how innovators and self-made entrepreneurs are improving lives through charitable giving.

News & Stories Pathways to Opportunity 08/31/2023

We Can Do Better for Vulnerable Americans than Just a Minimum to Live On

Patrice Onwuka

Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people traveled to our nation’s capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the history of our civil rights movement, although many people may only remember it as the first time we heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

News & Stories True Diversity 08/30/2023

Stephanie Holmes: How to Embrace Diversity and Respect Employees’ Rights at Work

Philanthropy Roundtable

It’s important for employers to value employees as unique individuals and bring together people with diverse skill sets, backgrounds and perspectives. That’s the message of a new Philanthropy Roundtable video featuring labor and employment lawyer Stephanie Holmes, founder of BrighterSideHR, an organization that provides training around those issues and offers a “refreshing approach to diversity and inclusion.”

News & Stories Pathways to Opportunity 08/30/2023

This Labor Day, Pioneer Institute Highlights Importance of Vocational Training

Erica Haines

As Americans celebrate the achievements of our nation’s workers this Labor Day, Philanthropy Roundtable is proud to support organizations that eliminate barriers to upward mobility, expand opportunity and reward hard work.

News & Stories Free to Give 08/29/2023

Why Private Giving is Essential to Educating Public Sector Workers 

Cameron Gambini

The Roundtable recently sat down with Aaron Withe, chief executive officer of the Freedom Foundation, and Charlie Conner, chairman of the Foundation’s board. The conversation centered around the Foundation’s mission to educate public sector workers about their rights, particularly concerning unions. Withe and Conner also explained why supporting organizations like the Freedom Foundation uplift communities across America.

News & Stories True Diversity 08/24/2023

Nonprofit Releases Documentary on “Wokeism” and its Alternatives

Clarice Smith

Not even 10 years ago, the term “woke” was unfamiliar to many people. Yet today, “woke,” defined by Merriam-Webster as both “politically liberal (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme” and “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” is ubiquitous in news, entertainment and business. 

News & Stories Donor Intent Giving to Higher Education 08/23/2023

Donor Intent Watch: Courts Rule on Arts and Education Controversies

Joanne Florino

This edition of Donor Intent Watch includes updates on current disputes at Middlebury College in Vermont, Valparaiso University in Indiana, a new (and unusual) donor intent controversy at the University of California-San Diego and discouraging news about the continued violation of Albert Barnes’s intent for his remarkable art collection.

News & Stories True Diversity 08/22/2023

She’s the Boss: Climbing the Ladder v. Entrepreneurship

Patrice Onwuka

U.S. women’s economic progress is often measured by female representation in leadership and board positions. By that metric, women are making strides in corporate America. According to new data from SpencerStuart, the percentage of S&P 500 board female directors grew from 30% in 2021 to about 32% in 2022. This a positive update to our 2022 True Diversity paper, “Improving Board Diversity: Lessons from Sweden and Norway,” in which we reported that women represented “30% of all S&P 500 directors — the most ever.”

News & Stories Giving Trends 08/17/2023

How to Support the Maui Wildfires Relief Effort  

Philanthropy Roundtable

This month’s wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, are the deadliest in the United States in more than a century, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Catastrophic winds from Hurricane Dora, passing hundreds of miles south of the islands, blew wildfires across highways with winds as high as 81 mph.

News & Stories Free to Give Higher Ed 08/17/2023

The University of Austin’s Commitment to Freedom of Inquiry and Viewpoint Diversity

Cameron Gambini

The Roundtable recently sat down with Pano Kanelos, founding president of the University of Austin (UATX), and Chad Thevenot, the university’s vice president of advancement. The conversation centered around the university’s mission to create a higher education system that values and promotes freedom of speech and civil discourse at a time when universities are increasingly accused of censorship on campuses.