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Critics claim that DAFs unduly postpone funds needed by charities, but the vehicle offers many benefits that may outweigh its costs.
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Philanthropy’s Role in Elections: How and Why Philanthropy Became Such a Powerful Player
On Sept. 8, the Roundtable hosted a conversation about how philanthropy is increasingly involved in our election process—an important topic that is not often publicly discussed. As a moderator, I Read more…
Civil Society Solutions to Diseases of Despair
The onset of COVID-19 has exacerbated a modern epidemic of diseases of despair such as anxiety, depression, and addiction. Deaths of despair doubled over the past 15 years, and if left unchecked are predicted to double again in the next decade. COVID has only increased rates at which people are overdosing and contemplating suicide. Complicating this picture, social distancing has made it harder for traditional civil society institutions to intervene. Harder, but not impossible.
Shutdown, Unemployment, and Diseases of Despair
Economic shutdowns due to COVID-19 have led to historic unemployment rates. Unemployment rose higher in just three months of the pandemic than it did in two years of the Great Recession. More than a third of employees furloughed in March have been laid off for good. COVID-19 has also intensified already grim statistics in America on deaths of despair. Based on recent CDC numbers, COVID has tripled and quadrupled our anxiety and depression levels and doubled the number of people seriously considering suicide. The most likely cause? The economic downturn. Unemployment has always been linked to increases in anxiety, depression, addiction, and suicide.
Philanthropy and Elections: Free and Fair?
Just how free and fair are our elections? Philanthropy is playing an increasingly influential role in our election processes not only in terms of political ideas, but also the very means by which we exercise our right to vote. Join us to learn more about some surprising new ways that philanthropy has become a main driver behind the loudest issues surrounding elections today: voter registration and turnout, voting by mail, and fraud issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Racism at the Human Rights Commission
As a child of refugees who fled what is now Bangladesh, I certainly experienced my share of racist slurs and teasing growing up in Canada. But so did most of Read more…
One of the Best Ways to Protect Private Giving
Donor intent is important for a healthy philanthropic sector. Philanthropy, both big and small, has been a vital force throughout the American experience. It represents the best ways that civil Read more…
Philanthropic Freedom is Under Attack and Here’s What You Should Know
“When philanthropy is public money there is really no limit to the number of mandates that someone can dream up to try to impose on the philanthropic sector,” said Christie Read more…
2020 William E. Simon Prize Recipient Announced
The Philanthropy Roundtable is pleased to announce the selection of John A. and Susan Sobrato as the 2020 recipients of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. The prize Read more…
Philanthropic Freedom
Philanthropic freedom is: the individual or organization’s freedom to exercise human generosity by making voluntary charitable donations for the sake of the well-being and improvement of society, broadly understood, as well asthe Read more…
Donor Privacy: Expanded Protections, Growing Threats in 2020
Donor privacy is critical to the protection of philanthropic freedom—the right of Americans to choose how and where to spend their charitable assets in order to fulfill their diverse missions. Read more…
Donor Privacy: Expanded Protections, Growing Threats in 2020
Donor privacy is critical to the protection of philanthropic freedom—the right of Americans to choose how and where to spend their charitable assets in order to fulfill their diverse missions. Read more…
How a New Fund Helps Parents Teach Their Children
A recently launched experiment supports parents in educating their own kids during distance learning or otherwise.
Replacing Violence with Community
Thirty years ago, when Father Greg Boyle was a pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, he became troubled by the prevalence of gang violence in his neighborhood.
Votes for Women! : Why the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Matters
It took from 1878 to August 18, 1920 for the Constitution s 19th Amendment to be ratified. Join us as we celebrate this important milestone in American history. How are we teaching today s young people about the story of the 19th Amendment and the challenges faced by the women s suffrage movement in pursuit of its goals? What can we learn from this long-fought battle for equality that helps us understand how to strengthen our free society today?
Philanthropists Helping America Restart
While many donors have turned toward humanitarian efforts to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, some are looking at a different sort of humanitarian work.
Good News for Religious Giving
A majority of donors plan to keep giving to religious causes despite covid-19.
Memorials, Monuments, and Philanthropy in a Time of Crisis
In the wake of recent social unrest, numerous reports of vandalism and destruction of monuments and memorials including veterans monuments and war memorials have regularly appeared in the news. This has sparked a robust public debate around the question of which monuments should remain and which should be removed. As civic art becomes a flash point in our national conversation, how should the philanthropic sector respond? What are the social, cultural, and legal implications of building, maintaining, and removing monuments and memorials? What criteria should donors use to determine which monuments and memorials to fund?
Donor Privacy: Expanded Protections, Growing Threats in 2020
Donor privacy is critical to the protection of philanthropic freedom—the right of Americans to choose how and where to spend their charitable assets in order to fulfill their diverse missions. Read more…
Creighton Meland Jr. v. Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of California
California’s unconstitutional gender quota mandate for corporate boards poses a serious threat to philanthropic freedom. The Roundtable filed an amicus brief in support of a legal challenge to the law, Read more…