Philanthropy & Funding
The Importance of Temporal Issues in Philanthropy
Previewing one of the great debates of the coming decade.
Benjamin Soskis
Review
Nonprofits & NGOs
Grantmaking as Governance
Claire Dunning’s Nonprofit Neighborhoods examines how the US government funded the growth of—and delegated governance to—the nonprofit sector.
Review
Philanthropy & Funding
Parrying Philanthropy’s Critics
Beth Breeze’s In Defence of Philanthropy offers a passionate rebuttal to criticisms of giving that have dominated public discourse.
Review
Civic Engagement
Volunteer Nation
Elisabeth S. Clemens’ Civic Gifts demonstrates how voluntarism, long associated with locally based efforts, has been central to the project of building a strong nation-state.
Review
Philanthropy & Funding
A Rational Gut Check
A Yale psychologist offers a passionate account of the negative effects of passion but ends up with a more temperate conclusion.