Outside the Office: The Value of Community Blog Post
I write this at a cruising altitude of 34,000 feet. It’s a familiar and, dare I say, comforting spot. Complaints today about the U.S. airline industry specifically and air travel…
Transactional to Transformational: Better Giving Experiences Blog Post
When donors are committed to an organization’s solution to improve the world, they often give on with their dollars what they cannot give with their time. In return, the organization’s…
Giving Your Time: Serving on a Non-Profit Board Blog Post
To continue our Expert Giving series, we asked our very own CEO, Lawson Bader, to share his advice on how donors can give of their time by serving on non-profit boards…
Responding to Harvey with Sound Philanthropy Blog Post
Private philanthropy stitches together our social fabric. We have a unique American instinct to give to those in need, to support ideas with our dollars, and to privately fund the…
Freedom to Prosper: Our Core Philosophy Blog Post
Sometimes we need to take the bigger perspective. On one hand, it reminds us why we do what we do. On the other, it may actually change the world. Charity…
Undermining our Influence or Practicing Charitable Choice? Blog Post
Is the influence of conservative philanthropists overblown (particularly among right-leaning policy-focused foundations)? Howard Husock, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, suggests that the narrative of conservative foundations being bigger and…
March Madness: A Time for Basketball and Philanthropy Blog Post
I’m a Duke basketball fan. For some of you, that may be the last line you ever read of this blog. You have already clicked on to other more interesting…
Government’s Creeping Influence in the Non-Profit Sector Blog Post
The other day we shared some thoughts on why private giving is more valuable than government “charity.” A new piece by George Will backs up this idea, albeit with a…
Subtraction Through Addition: The Art of Minimalist Giving Blog Post
Minimalism is the concept of stripping away things. A Minimalist approach in my mind means “bare-bones.” I certainly wouldn’t mind lobbing off a few aspects of my days so I…
Lawson’s Ricochet Interview Highlights Thoughtful Giving Blog Post
With the election over and the GOP running the tables in so many ways, should conservative donors “just relax and go home now?” Peter Robinson, a Hoover scholar and co-host…
