Recovering Donor Intent If It’s Lost
As the guidebook Protecting Donor Intent explains, givers can minimize the chances that the goals behind their giving will be lost over time by choosing the right vehicle for their philanthropy, by Read more…
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Three Black Philanthropists Who Helped Fund the Fight to End Slavery
As the nation celebrates Black History Month, Philanthropy Roundtable profiles three Black entrepreneurs and philanthropists who helped fund the fight for abolition: James Forten, Thomy Lafon and Mary Ellen Pleasant.
VELA Education Fund: Investing in Education Entrepreneurs
Last month, students, parents, teachers and organizations celebrated School Choice Week, shining a light on the importance of choice in education. Philanthropy Roundtable is continuing that conversation by recognizing the work Read more…
Protecting Our Individual Rights: What Should The Supreme Court Weigh In On?
The separation of powers in America is a critical, fundamental concept that our Founders carefully thought through. There is an important need for checks and balances between the executive, legislative and judiciary branches.
Communities Need Veterans. Veterans Need Communities
Drawing on his best-selling book Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive and Others Collapse, Tim Carney offered some thoughts on how veterans fit into the contemporary American social landscape, suggesting Read more…
Let’s Get Technical: Education that Puts America to Work
The conversation around the role in education for preparing students for the workforce has broadened over the years to include new, creative, and most importantly, effective options. Technical and trade education have demonstrated success when it comes to changing the
Earning a Living the Gig Economy Way: Threats and Opportunities
Uber, Instacart, Task Rabbit, and so on. The gig economy has become an essential way for many Americans to earn the extra dollars needed to keep their families housed, clothed and fed during these challenging economic times.
What About the Kids? Advances in Protecting the Rights of Children
Children are precious, yet our juvenile justice and child welfare systems are not currently protecting children and their futures in a way that matches our values. Join us as we learn how foster children in a number of states do not have the right to legal counsel while their abusive parents do, and what can be done about it.
What’s Next in the Fight for School Choice
This virtual session will profile national experts who will provide their opinion on the opportunities and barriers funders may face in the next phase of expanding access to high- quality schools for all students. We know the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the school choice political chessboard and 2021 is now widely recognized as a banner year for school choice legislation. With a flood of Federal spending entering public education, dissatisfied students and families across the country, and concerns over learning loss, where are funders best positioned to help all families have access to great education options?
Youth Entrepreneurship: Effective Community Based Programs Work
Teaching K-12 students the value of personal responsibility is directly tied with creating opportunity for life outcomes. We know that an entrepreneurial mindset is critical to preparing youth to own their success as they move through life.
Helping Small Businesses Survive Crisis: How Donors Can Provide Direct Cash Assistance During Challenging Times
Economic hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that followed have spurred many funders to provide cash grants to individuals. For private foundations, however, there are both legal and mission-related considerations that must be part of any decision to provide such support.
Creating a Mission Statement to Preserve a Philanthropic Vision
With a clear mission statement, a foundation can enact its vision and preserve the intent of its founding philanthropist.
How State Think Tanks Fought Covid with Health Care Reform
When the pandemic hit in March of 2020, Americans needed access to quality health care more than ever before. And fast. States sprang into action to make it as easy as possible to get care, lifting many government barriers in the process.
Freedom of Speech Restored in Constitution State
Thanks to the Kissel case, the state will no longer enforce the challenged rules and will publish a notice on its website to inform fundraisers they are not subject to these burdens.
Forging a New Path in Higher Education: University of Austin (UATX)
In this Donor Briefing, Pano Kanelos, University of Austin (UATX) founding president, will discuss higher education with Elise Westhoff, Philanthropy Roundtable’s president and CEO, and Windle Jarvis, Philanthropy Roundtable’s vice president of development.
Gates Foundation Strengthens Its Board with New Members
Less than a year after the Gates Foundation announced it was considering enlarging its board of three (Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffet), the names of the new Read more…
Joanne Florino Featured in Forbes Article on Bezos Gift to Smithsonian
While some institutions ask philanthropists to sign a morals clause that could permit removal of the donor’s name from a property if a future scandal were to arise, there is no such agreement in this case. Florino says she doesn’t find the absence of this clause unusual.
Celebrities Who Gave to Charity Inspire Others – Even After Their Passing
These three entertainers were motivated by personal reasons during their lifetimes to donate to causes that helped their communities.
House Legislation From Reps. Pingree and Reed Will Crush Charitable Giving
Today Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) introduced the so-called ACE Act which would restrict charitable giving, ultimately reducing the funds available to U.S. charities and the most vulnerable who benefit from them.
Anonymous DAF Giving is Hardly Controversial
Donor-advised funds are under congressional scrutiny today with pending federal legislation aimed at, among other things, limiting donor privacy.