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6 Questions to Ask Presidential Candidates About Their Philanthropy

Written by: Ryan Schlegel

Date: February 24, 2016

In American presidential elections, there’s no such thing as a non-issue. Every facet of a candidate’s life is examined under the magnifying lens of a national election – and their philanthropy is no exception. This cycle,… Read More

Philanthropy’s History Full of Hackers, Not Hacks

Written by: Ryan Schlegel

Date: December 17, 2015

This summer, social media mogul Sean Parker wrote in the Wall Street Journal about all that makes Silicon Valley philanthropy different from the philanthropic mainstream. Heralded by Inside Philanthropy and The New York Times as a… Read More

Keeping an Open Mind about the Education Reform Debate

Written by: Janay Richmond

Date: September 23, 2015

My colleagues have been working hard to put together NCRP’s very first Philamplify debate, Reform Strategies for Education, inspired by our recent assessment of the Walton Family Foundation. As someone who’s worked with youth in the… Read More

Respect Is Key to Inclusive Funding

Written by: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Date: July 07, 2015

My husband and I started our family’s charitable fund shortly after we got married. Like other philanthropists, we wanted to make the world a better, safer, more respectful and welcoming place. Now that we have children,… Read More

Making a Difference with a Career in Philanthropy

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: May 22, 2015

Editor’s Note: Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and a graduate of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, gave the commencement address there on May 10, 2015. What… Read More

Six Reasons Why Foundations Should Invest in Worker Cooperatives

Written by: Caitlin Duffy

Date: May 12, 2015

If you’re a coffee lover, you’ve likely enjoyed beans cultivated by farmers from a fair trade worker cooperative. If you haven’t yet, sip a delicious brew of fair trade coffee in the spirit of this past… Read More

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