Columbia U.’s Firestorm Is Just the Beginning. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Respond
A young nonprofit leader argues that there’s a brief window of opportunity to ensure that hate won’t thrive on college campuses.
By Manu Meel
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Why My Nonprofit Relies on the Ideas of an 83-Year-Old Scholar
A champion of interfaith cooperation says “Bowling Alone” author Robert Putnam has answers to our crisis in loneliness and despair. Yet no one is listening.
By Eboo Patel
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How ‘Yes, and’ Philanthropy Could Unite the Charitable World’s Opposing Forces
An innovative giving approach aims to maximize good while indulging donor choice. Could it settle the debate over philanthropic pluralism?
By Benjamin Soskis
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DAF Sponsors Aren’t All Created Equal. New Legislation Should Reflect That
Entirely separate legislation is needed for donor-advised funds managed by community foundations and commercial gift funds.
By Gerry Roll
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To Address Drops in Giving, My Nonprofit Turned Fundraising Into a Game
Fun and collaborative approaches to giving can be more successful than conventional efforts focused on major donors, the author found.
By Dana Nichols
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Charity Navigator’s Ratings Are Inherently Flawed. Here’s a Simple Solution.
The ratings process misses too much, so let the nonprofits being judged fill in the gaps
Equity Advocates Harm Their Cause When They Insist on a Raised Fist, Not an Extended Hand
Collaboration — not resistance — is the best path to lasting social change. For proof, just look at the debate over pandemic school closures.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom
Even conservatives skeptical of race-based policies should support a foundation’s right to hold a grant contest for Black women.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
Caring More for People Than Our Ideologies
Too often, philanthropy seeks to influence people we do not love. That’s dangerous, says a former faith outreach director in the Obama administration
By Michael Wear
Contributor
Dear Philanthropists: Democracy Isn’t Cheap
Our political institutions and elections are badly in need of renovation, argues a leading advocate and author
By Danielle Allen
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