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Independent analysis of and commentary about philanthropy and giving Co-edited by William A. Schambra, Daniel P. Schmidt, and Michael E. Hartmann

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Nonprofits must find their hope in something more than mailing lists

Jason Lewis

The mailing list and its extensions have been the quiet architecture behind the very decline we are now struggling to comprehend.

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17Sep2025

Outside looking in

Leslie Lenkowsky

Nonprofits no longer have the influence they once did to bridge divides.

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11Apr2024

The Upswing describes, and laments, America’s move from “I” to “we” and back to “I”

Michael E. Hartmann

In philanthropy, for example, personal giving almost doubled from 1929 to 1964, then turned back downward from 1964 to 1996, according to new book by Robert D. Putnam with Shaylyn Romney Garrett. What to do about all this? Where to turn?

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2Nov2020
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