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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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Further thoughts on philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” in first half of 2025

Michael E. Hartmann

A compilation of interesting and insightful thinking from the last six of 13 recorded discussions so far this year about grantmaking and giving.

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8Jul2025
Ford Foundation headquarters in New York City, originally opened in 1967 and, after renovation, named the Center for Social Justice in 2018 (Wikimedia Commons)

From the archives, Jeffrey Hart’s 1973 criticism of foundations’ social activism

Jeffrey Hart

Back to the future, of foundations.

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18Feb2025

“5 for 5:” The tenuous place of Big Philanthropy in America’s social contract

Michael E. Hartmann

The fourth in a series of five republished articles to mark our fifth anniversary.

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5Aug2024

The tenuous place of Big Philanthropy in America’s social contract

Michael E. Hartmann

Is there a “Charity, Inc.” and if so, what could perhaps be done about it?

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6Dec2023
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