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What funders are doing for education in response to COVID-19

Local Solution for a National Problem

Face masks are in short supply, so a textile association in the South is hoping to fix that problem through a collaboration of businesses, nonprofits, and donors.

Gifts of Health

American medical charity has a noble history that extends right to our present moment

Treat Veterans as Resources, Not Recipients

We live in a disconnect between the victim culture that’s become so dominant and the reality of what veterans can contribute to American society.

Interview with Carl Schramm

When health bureaucrats take the wheel, other vital social goods get ignored, warns Carl Schramm—a specialist in the field, and former president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

A Long View on the Coronavirus Problem

Philanthropy interviewed former HHS Secretary, EPA Administrator, and governor Mike Leavitt for a long view on the coronavirus problem. 

Rapid Response

Across the nation, shortages of personal protective equipment have been a serious constraint on health-care workers during the early days of the coronavirus emergency.

The Exchange

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Hillsdale College Preserves Donor Intent

Hillsdale College filed suit against the University of Missouri alleging misuse of a $5 million endowment left to Mizzou by financier Sherlock Hibbs upon his death in 2002.

No Giver Is Safe

Ad hominem attacks and sweeping arguments are gradually poisoning the American public on philanthropy.

Interview with Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg speaks about the coronavirus outbreak in her region, food insecurity, and how she is lending her personal support. 

How Team Rubicon is Deploying Veterans at Home

Wars Aren’t Won by Government Alone

Since the American Revolution, private philanthropists have been crucial to U.S. national security

Interview with Nadia Schadlow

An expert in national security philanthropy explains how donors can support the U.S. in world affairs through their giving.

Philanthropy is Rocket Science

One lonely scientist and the far-seeing philanthropic family that gifted him resources made all the difference.

Interview with John Bernbaum

Higher-education administrator John Bernbaum, who started a Christian liberal-arts college in Moscow, discusses the links between civil society and healthy democracy.