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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

How direct mail undid the civic imagination of everyday donors

Jason Lewis

The point wasn’t to organize people—it was to acquire them.

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14May2025
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