The charitable deduction – which has the effect of removing taxes from gifts to charity – is an acknowledgement by Congress that money donated to organizations for a tax-exempt purpose Read more…
Philanthropy recently spoke with Jonathan Greenberg of the Jack Miller Family Foundation about mobs tearing down statues and how donors can fund civics education.
Defund the police! Abolish the police! These calls are being shouted all over the country in a wave of protests and tension since the death of George Floyd. But these calls for police reform are not new. For decades, activists have called for change. What is different in 2020? Why are the voices are getting stronger and higher in number? Most importantly, how do we cut through the noise and rhetoric to identify which strategies will help improve both policing and community safety within the American constitutional system?
You may have recently seen a contributor piece in Inside Philanthropy entitled “DAFs Are a Monument of Wealth and Power That Must Come Down.” The title alone is an attention-grabber, and the Read more…
The Supreme Court just delivered a victory for school choice, but only time will tell how much it will affect students across the U.S.
A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the Spring 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
As our nation grapples with issues on race, protests and activism have reached a fever pitch. Slogans such as “Silence is violence” and “I’m listening” seem to be at odds with one another and conversations with those we might disagree with have felt more strained and challenging or perhaps aren’t happening at all for fear of misstepping. Join this webinar to hear an honest and candid take from two leading experts on the problems we are facing with regards to race, how we can all effectively engage with people with a different point of view, and how philanthropy can be helpful during this crucial time.
Partnership Schools, an innovative network of Catholic educators, expands to Cleveland.
A spinoff in The Hill from the forthcoming Spring 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
Last week, Giving USA released its initial estimates of 2019 giving levels in the Giving USA 2020 report. At first glance, the numbers look promising. Total charitable giving rose to $449 Read more…
A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the forthcoming Summer 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
Philanthropic giving boomed in 2019. What will the future bring?
Donors big and small are helping mom and pop stay open.
There are 124 hospitals in the state of Arizona, and more than 1,000 churches. During the coronavirus pandemic, a new charitable effort was launched to connect them.
The covid-19 crisis created numerous problems in the food sector. Savvy nonprofits and donors connected the dots.
For years, policymakers have focused on access to health insurance, despite the fact that many more systemic issues limit supply. State and local laws limit how many health providers can practice in a region, how many beds they can offer, and the equipment they can use. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has laid bare the way these policies limit access to care and inflate costs. Emergency measures have been passed to ease these constraints around telemedicine, licensing, certificate of need, and scope of practice. This begs the question: why can t these reforms be made permanent?
Media companies are laying off employees by the hundreds during the covid-19 crisis. Yet the Long Beach Post, a regional news website with 20 employees, just hired two new reporters.
The importance of respecting donor intent is frequently mentioned in discussions of philanthropic practice, but often misinterpreted or given only lip service. Wise donors, though, know that energetically guarding their Read more…
For almost 12 million students, America’s 1,050 community colleges promise an education with three results any degree should provide: marketable skills, a connection to employment, and the ability to be Read more…
Deciding on a timeframe for your giving—whether to exhaust your resources during your lifetime, sunset your foundation, or establish it in perpetuity—is one of the most challenging aspects of donor Read more…