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Recent coverage of and commentary about philanthropy and giving

Sep 29, 2025

A regular curation.

Rhodri Davies, “Philanthropy in an Era of Populist Politics,” Philanthropisms podcast

Jason Lewis, “The First Amendment Won’t Save Big Philanthropy,” The Butterfly Effect (Substack)

Christopher Justin Einolf, “Civil Society Helps Uphold Democracy and Provides Built-In Resistance to Authoritarianism,” The Conversation

James Dickson, “Jocelyn Benson’s Nonprofit Was Broke, Then Came the Zuckerbucks,” Michigan Enjoyer

Monica Potts, “Democrats Look for a New Villain: The Groups or the Billionaires,” The New Republic

Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann and Emilio De Torre, “Milwaukee’s Foundations Need to Step Up,” Milwaukee Business Journal

Charles Lane, “The Fight Inside Amnesty International over Its Hamas Report,” The Free Press