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Jeff Cain has served in leadership roles at numerous foundations, nonprofits, and for-profit corporations. He was a founding partner of American Philanthropic, from which he retired in 2017.

Big Philanthropy to the Rescue? Think Again.

Americans shouldn’t look to nondemocratic, publicly unaccountable foundations to save democracy.

‘Giving USA’ Misses the Boat on the True State of Generosity in America

‘Giving USA’ Misses the Boat on the True State of Generosity in America

Americans are actually giving more, but they’re giving differently. And their contributions — as well as their needs — are invisible to the philanthropic professional class.

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End the Charitable Tax Exemption and Remove the Conflict of Interest Baked Into Big Philanthropy

At a time of growing distrust in philanthropy and stagnant or declining giving, it’s no longer tenable to maintain a system that allows donors to reap rewards through the nonprofits they fund.