Carnegie Cultures Pittsburgh
Like so many other great philanthropists, Andrew Carnegie was raised poor. He started work at age nine and steadily progressed upward, making it big in railroads, oil, mining, steelmaking, and Read more…
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William Volker Fund
William Volker was a millionaire by age 47, and could have been so earlier had he not begun each workday by meeting with anyone who asked and writing checks to Read more…
$50 Million for Gun Control
Though he is no longer mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg continues to nudge public policy—these days as a donor. In 2014 he put up $50 million to create Read more…
The Independence Project
With almost predictable regularity over recent years, the Department of Veterans Affairs has become embroiled in repeated scandals combining failed services with mushrooming backlogs. A root of the problem is Read more…
Keeping the Lights on in Detroit
Detroit may be America’s most ill-governed, and saddest, city. That’s the public’s verdict: The city’s population plummeted from 1.9 million in 1950 to just 680,000 in 2014, just after Detroit Read more…
Boosting Policy Instruction at U. Chicago
he national rankings of top graduate schools in public policy have held pretty steady for some years, centered on Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, the Kennedy School at Harvard, Indiana University, Read more…
A $250 Million Media Experiment
Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire founder of eBay, first pursued an interest in media operations that promote “good government” when he funded a digital “newspaper” devoted to investigative reporting, public policy, Read more…
9/11 Funds and Subsequent Disaster Giving
The attacks of September 11, 2001 prompted an unprecedented outpouring of American giving. The American Red Cross organized one of the nation’s largest charity drives after 9/11, called the Liberty Read more…
A Private Performance Hall
When Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium (longtime home to the Philharmonic and other Kansas City cultural organs) was erected, it was paid for entirely by the federal government with New Deal Read more…
New Bronx School Teaching Students Their Futures Are in Their Control
Most mornings, the 108 ninth graders walking into Vertex Partnership Academies Charter School in the Soundview section of the Bronx, in New York City, are met at the sidewalk by the school’s principal, Joyanet Mangual, greeting each one of them as an individual.
Elizabeth McGuigan in Trusts & Estates: Donor Privacy in the Wake of Dobbs
The Roundtable’s campaign “Our Values Improve Lives” will share examples of how private philanthropy has empowered the charitable sector to strengthen communities and help individuals reach their full, unique potential. Learn about Albert C. Barnes, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who rose from humble beginnings in Philadelphia to amass a great fortune and one of the world’s most valuable art collections.
2023 Annual Meeting
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A DAF Storm is Brewing in California Again
The Roundtable’s campaign “Our Values Improve Lives” will share examples of how private philanthropy has empowered the charitable sector to strengthen communities and help individuals reach their full, unique potential. Learn about Albert C. Barnes, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who rose from humble beginnings in Philadelphia to amass a great fortune and one of the world’s most valuable art collections.
Wisdom and Warnings: How the Controversial Move of the Barnes Art Collection Violated Donor Intent
Learn about Albert C. Barnes, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who rose from humble beginnings in Philadelphia to amass a great fortune and one of the world’s most valuable art collections.
2023 State of the Roundtable
Event Description The state of the Roundtable is strong – because of you and our incredible community. This is a critical time for our nation, and you are doing the Read more…
Yass Prize Celebrates Country’s Top Education Providers
Earlier this fall, 32 remarkable education organizations were announced as Yass Prize semifinalists at Forbes on Fifth in New York City. They were selected from thousands of impressive applicants for a prize that recognizes top education providers from around the country. A final winner will be announced later this month.
Tips to Guide Your End-of-Year Charitable Giving
The Roundtable’s campaign “Our Values Improve Lives” will share examples of how private philanthropy has empowered the charitable sector to strengthen communities and help individuals reach their full, unique potential. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be sharing stories of charitable efforts – informed and inspired by the values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility – that are addressing a variety of social challenges where other efforts, including government-led ones, have underdelivered.
Continuity and Change at the Gates Foundation
The Roundtable’s campaign “Our Values Improve Lives” will share examples of how private philanthropy has empowered the charitable sector to strengthen communities and help individuals reach their full, unique potential. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be sharing stories of charitable efforts – informed and inspired by the values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility – that are addressing a variety of social challenges where other efforts, including government-led ones, have underdelivered.
How Philanthropy Can Defend American Values and Support Smart Foreign Policy
On Oct. 19, Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff welcomed members of the Roundtable community to the organization’s Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. In her welcome address, she highlighted some of the exceptional philanthropists within the community who are improving lives – and discussed the importance of advancing our shared values: liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility.
New Report: Populist Proposals Targeting Philanthropy Will Hurt Those in Need
The Roundtable’s campaign “Our Values Improve Lives” will share examples of how private philanthropy has empowered the charitable sector to strengthen communities and help individuals reach their full, unique potential. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll be sharing stories of charitable efforts – informed and inspired by the values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility – that are addressing a variety of social challenges where other efforts, including government-led ones, have underdelivered.