Justice Breyer comes across as a man who is keenly aware he has many more years behind him on the court than in front of him, and very thoughtful about his history with the court and his legacy. Is he ready to retire? He says he hasn t made a decision.
Whatever happens, the inevitable changes coming to The Gates Foundation will be an important case study when considering best practices for operations, governance and protecting donor intent at large foundations.
Teachers unions overplayed their hand this past year. And as a result, it s safe to say that 2021 will be the year of school choice.
Durable public policy on DAFs is driven by sound, data-supported evidence.
The Philanthropy Roundtable s President & CEO Elise Westhoff was featured in The Wall Street Journal s The Weekend Interview on the challenges of woke philanthropy, the value of donor privacy, and why philanthropic freedom is essential to effective charitable giving.
Law360 s On the Spot feature interviewed the Philanthropy Roundtable s new Vice President of Operations and first General Counsel Jenny Kim.
In these moments, when fear, pain and insecurity are at their apex, and our survival instincts try to coax us into self-protection, there are so many who can rise above them to do what is both simple and difficult at the same time give.
During the 2021 legislative sessions, several states passed laws that empower parents to make the best education choices for their children.
The Ohio state legislature is considering legislation that will provide remedies for donor intent violations.
Donald Rumsfeld’s work as a philanthropist left an important mark, showing how much a donor can accomplish with a clear vision, sound strategy, good people and persistence.
According to a U.S. Census Bureau survey released earlier this year, homeschooling exploded during the pandemic.
In recent years, concern for the health of American democracy has mounted and with good reason. Although the costs of polarization and misinformation are hard to quantify, there is little question that they have coarsened and warped our public conversations, and the risks they pose to our system of government are too large for comfort.