Global Issues
Democracy and Philanthropy
How private giving can contribute to the needs of American democracy.
How private giving can contribute to the needs of American democracy.
Five measurement practices that Obama’s campaign and high-performing nonprofits have in common.
The issues and effects of “diverse donors” are no longer marginal, but a central part of the complex philanthropic and social sector in the US.
A slippery slope: from good-willed private philanthropy in support of public goals to a system in which private goals predominate.
A study from Liberty Hill Foundation provides insights into building philanthropy in African American communities.
MapLight, a nonprofit that crunches data to determine the influence of money in politics, aims to make government more accountable.
Politicians' personal stories about overcoming poverty won’t fuel economic mobility.
The complete absence of climate change from the first two presidential debates was the best thing that could have happened to the cause.
By shifting the responsibility of the citizen from deciding to designing, we can redirect resources away from conflict and toward creating better ideas.