Benjamin Rush: An Early American Medical Marvel
The most prominent defender of the public during America’s first viral panic—the 1793 yellow fever outbreak—was a physician and philanthropist named Benjamin Rush.
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Webinar: The Gates Foundation s Investments in COVID Testing, Therapeutics, and Vaccines
In 2010, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an initiative to eradicate preventable diseases through the discovery, development, and delivery of vaccines worldwide. This leadership prepared the Foundation to respond boldly and immediately to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar: Children s Mental Health
The challenges that COVID-19 is creating for our nation’s children and families cannot be understated, and we know that pediatric mental health needs are increasing due to growing, sometimes toxic, stresses on them and their families due to social distancing, virtual schooling, and increasing rates of domestic violence and child abuse.
Great Gifts of Health From U.S. Donors
A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the forthcoming Summer 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine.
Financial Stability for Working Families
More than a quarter of Americans are financially fragile, according to a recent report by the Global Center for Financial Excellence at George Washington University.
Building Opportunity: The Case for Investing In and Improving Skilled Trades in High Schools
Two new reports make the case for the critical investments required to build and sponsor more trades education in our high schools.
Support for Small Businesses
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has been a leader in the effort to support small businesses and published a guide to help small businesses navigate and recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Use the army we already have to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the ways regulations are preventing veterans from translating their military training into licenses and certifications for crucial jobs.
COVID-19 Impact on Hospitality Workers
The American Hotel and Lodging Foundation’s Hospitality to Hope Initiative is offering free training, scholarships, and more to hotel employees that have been affected by COVID-19.
The State of Charitable Giving
Philanthropic giving boomed in 2019. What will the future bring?
Boosts for Small Business
The economic lockdown hurt small businesses badly. Donors big and small have stepped in to help.
The Other Third Rail in American Politics
Rebecca Burgess at AEI shows how veterans policy has become a “third rail” in American politics, rendering needed reforms virtually impossible.
What does success after service look like for our veterans?
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, offers some thoughts on helping veterans thrive and serve after military service.
Protecting Your Legacy
At the Duke Endowment, the donor’s words and values remain a constant guide.
Cats and mice, donors and their foundations
Law professor Brian Galle examines whether leaders of private philanthropic legacy foundations “depart significantly from the preferences” of their original donors.
Civics Reinforcement
It all started when John Nau was eight years old and his family visited a Civil War battlefield in Kentucky.
Americans Trust Nonprofits More Than Government
After comparing nonprofit and the government responses to our current national health crisis, a majority of Americans agree that nonprofits are more trustworthy.
Restaurant Workers Feed the Hungry
The covid-19 crisis created numerous problems in the food sector. Savvy nonprofits and donors connected the dots.
A New Way for Churches to Serve Hospitals
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.
Can We Use Charitable Funds More Broadly During the Crisis? Dealing With Donor Restrictions on Use in the Time of COVID-19
Here are a few common methods of lifting and modifying donor restrictions to allow a charity to channel its funds during the crisis.