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Bernie Marcus, who co-founded Home Depot, also is a philanthropist devoted to a bevy of causes, including veterans’ mental health care, autism treatment and Jewish education, among other efforts.
This week, Philanthropy Roundtable, with support from the Daniels Fund, is launching a new Civics Playbook, a digital resource for donors looking to make wise investments in high-impact organizations dedicated to enhancing civics education nationwide. The organizations featured in this resource reflect the Roundtable’s core values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility and bring those values to bear in the crucial area of civics education.
Howard Husock writes at The Hill that Congressional Democrats would be wise to remember their long, historical support of donor privacy dating back to the civil rights era before calling for reforms like those in their much-touted legislation H.R. 1.
Media companies are laying off employees by the hundreds during the covid-19 crisis. Yet the Long Beach Post, a regional news website with 20 employees, just hired two new reporters.
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, Philanthropy Roundtable’S Patrice Onwuka writes in Newsmax about two Black female philanthropists from the early 20th century: Madam C.J. Walker and Oseola McCarty.
At first glance, ninety-four-year-old Geraldine Tyler may seem like any other elderly grandmother. She loves her family and enjoys playing bingo with her friends. But, unlike most seniors, she won a lawsuit this week at the U.S. Supreme Court that will likely save thousands of people from a predatory tax scheme known as home equity theft.
On the heels of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision effectively rendering affirmative action in the college admissions process unconstitutional, it is important to recognize the role of our K-12 education system in preparing students for higher education, especially disadvantaged students who may need extra support.
Media companies from Condé Nast to BuzzFeed are laying off employees by the hundreds during the covid-19 crisis. Yet the Long Beach Post, a regional news website with 20 employees, just hired two new reporters.
Attendees of The Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2017 National Forum on K-12 Philanthropy offer their takeaways from the event and explain some issues in the K-12 space that donors could give more attention to.
A private donor meeting hosted by The Philanthropy Roundtable and John William Pope Foundation
Here are a few common methods of lifting and modifying donor restrictions to allow a charity to channel its funds during the crisis.
We discussed the trial penalty and its consequences, and much more such as why pressure on white-led organizations from progressive funders will hurt more than help.