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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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Chuck Collins

The Giving Pledge co-founders Warren Buffett and Bill Gates (YouTube)

IPS’s Giving Pledge at 15 report: wealth growing alarmingly faster than it’s given away

Michael E. Hartmann

Warns of coming supercharged dynastic philanthropy.

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30Jul2025
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Institute for Policy Studies’ The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy brings skepticism and scrutiny to ultra-wealthy’s giving

Michael E. Hartmann

And argues for charity reform.

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15Nov2023

Giving Review, Institute for Policy Studies partner with Chronicle of Philanthropy on webinar about trust in philanthropy

The GR Editors

On September 26, “Reshaping the Conversation: How to Rebuild Public Trust in Philanthropy.”

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13Sep2023

Thoughts on philanthropy from The Giving Review’s “Conversations” in second half of 2022

The GR Editors

An end-of-year collection of interesting and insightful thinking about grantmaking and giving.

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14Dec2022

A conversation with the Institute for Policy Studies’ Chuck Collins (Part 2 of 2)

Craig Kennedy & Michael E. Hartmann

The heir, author, and researcher talks to Craig Kennedy and Michael E. Hartmann about philanthropy in America, including its “top-heaviness,” what could perhaps be done about it, and whether any charitable reform might be able to attract cross-ideological support.

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30Aug2022

A conversation with the Institute for Policy Studies’ Chuck Collins (Part 1 of 2)

Craig Kennedy & Michael E. Hartmann

The heir, author, and researcher talks to Craig Kennedy and Michael E. Hartmann about the “Wealth Defense Industry,” the degree to which philanthropy is used and charity is abused by the wealthy, and what could perhaps be done about it.

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29Aug2022

Thoughts on philanthropy from books featured in The Giving Review in the first half of 2021

The GR Editors

A mid-year collection of interesting and insightful passages.

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6Jul2021

Philanthropy, charity, and The Wealth Hoarders

Michael E. Hartmann

Chuck Collins’ new book about the “Wealth Defense Industry” references its philanthropic component’s managerial elite, about which there should be more honest truth-telling and analysis.

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4Jun2021

A collection of various recent ideas to reform philanthropy

The GR Editors
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14Sep2020

An increasingly hostile atmosphere for endowed institutions

William A. Schambra

Populist wave of resentment not likely to be turned back by an abstruse discussion of the finer points of tax law.

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19May2020
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