Individual Giving

Care Begets Caring

By Shirley Wang

People who feel secure are more apt to be altruistic.

Podcast

Arts & Culture

Marty Ashby - The Future of Jazz

As executive producer of MCG Jazz, Marty Ashby works with musicians who often devote their proceeds to a community arts and vocational training center in Pittsburg, Penn. In this audio interview, Ashby charts for Globeshakers host Tim Zak his career from jazz musician to director of this philanthropic jazz performance and recording venue.

Podcast

Foundations

Luther Ragin, Jr. - Is Grantmaking Enough? A Case for Mission-Related Investing

Luther Ragin, Jr., Vice President of Investments for The F.B. Heron Foundation, explains how the mission-related investment approach can harness a foundation's financial power to maximize its social return. From the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford.

Foundations

Foundations and Accountability

By Bruce Sievers 3

How accountable should foundations be?

Philanthropy

Money Laundering and Moral Leadership

By Mark Rosenman

Does dedicating the fruits of crime to a charitable purpose cleanse them of their taint?

Foundations

War of Ideas - Why Conservative Foundations Are Winning

By Perla Ni 2

To be effective, progressive groups need to take the strategies of the right and apply them to worthy causes.

Philanthropy

Your Reactions to “A Failure of Philanthropy?”

By Perla Ni 6

Getting money to the poor.

Intermediaries

Lies, Damned Lies, and the Generosity Index

By Perla Ni 5

Does a place on the generosity index really spur giving?

Philanthropy

Would Americans Make Charitable Donations Without Tax Incentives?

By Rob Reich

Sidebar to "A Failure of Philanthropy:" donors may give the same once the tax law dust settles.

Philanthropy

A Failure of Philanthropy

By Rob Reich 3

From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.