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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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Recent coverage of and commentary about philanthropy and giving

The GR Editors

A regular curation.

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17Sep2024

Thought experiment: post-Fearless Fund, a world of philanthropy without grant contracts

Michael E. Hartmann

If race-based grant contracts violate §1981, practical legal advice for grantors and grantees alike would include options ranging from linguistically just avoiding any reference to race in grant agreements to avoiding grant contracts altogether.

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13Mar2024

In webinar, Center for Effective Philanthropy and Council on Foundations address declining trust in nonprofits and philanthropy

Michael E. Hartmann

And look at how to rebuild it.

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21Jun2022

Philanthropy Roundtable’s Elise Westhoff, CEP’s Phil Buchanan directly address recent sharp disagreements

The GR Editors

Online Murdock Trust conversation features lively exchanges.

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21Jun2021

The benefits of building “buy-in” and backing from the board

Daniel P. Schmidt

Center for Effective Philanthropy report on policy-oriented foundations underscores importance of tightening thinking behind strategies and improving formulation and development of tactics—together, and for longer than usually first expected.

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26May2020

What would Dean Zerbe’s Grandma do?

William A. Schambra

An exhortation—and legislation?—about charitable endowments.

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24Apr2020

Thoughts on philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” series in 2019

The GR Editors

A year-end collection of interesting and insightful quotes.

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26Dec2019

A conversation with Phil Buchanan

Michael E. Hartmann

Michael E. Hartmann talks to the president of The Center for Effective Philanthropy and author of “Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count.”

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8Jul2019
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