By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
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News about how little income tax some of the richest Americans reportedly pay is adding to questions about the value to society of their massive charitable donations.
Behavioral economics, long employed in grocery stores to guide customers to certain products, could be employed by food banks and pantries to encourage healthier choices.
It takes time and money to create large scale sculptures. A new exhibition of works in cast concrete is testament to a remarkable philanthropic project.
Our preoccupation with the personal relationships of big donors is overshadowing charitable efforts.
Women’s philanthropy, which has always been very important, has remained invisible for a long time. There are many reasons for this paradox.
Two scholars of philanthropy and geography who reviewed the numbers see cause for concern about the agility and priorities of grantmakers during a crisis.
Whether they are single or married, giving as a group or on their own, women express their generosity in distinct ways.
In the 19th century, Purim became an occasion to hold fancy dress parties, the proceeds from which were given to charities. These parties helped American Jews gain a standing among the elite.
While support for social services and historically black colleges and universities rose sharply, these donors spent a tiny fraction of what the government distributed to people who needed help.
We should challenge government defunding of universities, and greater reliance on private donations that can affect the transparency, equity and democracy of public institutions, including hospitals.
By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
A fast-moving equine flu cratered the US economy in the fall of 1872, showing all too clearly that horses were essential and deserved better treatment.
Rather than pump money into a broken system, people like Jeff Bezos and Charles Koch could use their money to help fix it – by insulating politics from money.
Nonprofits are being forced to do more with less money, which may force many of them to close within the next couple of years.
At Northern Kentucky University, students award grants to nonprofits in need. A study found that the program is paying off in other ways as well.
A scholar who spent time in refugee camps argues that Bangladesh’s culture as well as a painful history of a war in which 10 million sought refuge played a role in the country’s opening up of its borders.
From thousands of people chipping in as little as $5 to George Floyd’s GoFundMe to donations well in excess of $1 million to HBCUs, anti-racist philanthropy is rising.
Media self-criticism is not just important to improve journalism, it is a political, professional and moral imperative.
A tragic error showed how complicated it can be to distribute vaccines on a mass scale.
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Beth Breeze is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Centre for Philanthropy, University of Kent
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
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Associate Rrofessor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor in International Politics, City, University of London
