Opinion: Investment, Not Aid, Key to Ending Poverty
As government, corporate, and nonprofit leaders gather in Ethiopia at a major meeting on funding global development efforts, a top United Nations official writes in The Wall Street Journal that investment is supplanting direct aid as the driver in eradicating poverty and building equitable societies in developing countries.
British Government Plans Curbs on Cold-Call Solicitations
Britain is set to enact new regulations by the end of the year to restrict high-pressure charity fundraising tactics that have drawn widespread condemnation in recent weeks, the Daily Mail writes.
A Smart Way for Philanthropy Ideas to Spread Fast: Change Social Norms
While efforts to achieve “scale” get all the attention, nonprofits can do more by influencing how people behave.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Contributor
Opinion: Philanthropy Not the Cure for What Ails Higher Ed
High-profile philanthropic efforts to increase college access for low- and middle-income students serve to reinforce rather than resolve a system that creates inequality in higher education, according to a writer for liberal magazine The Nation.
In Search of the Magic Formula for Philanthropy
The many demands on foundations today can contribute to their doing many things not very well.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Lessons From Charles Darwin on Promoting Philanthropy
How evolutionary thinking can provide insights into the human condition and help philanthropic leaders accomplish their missions.
By David Sloan Wilson
Contributor
Charleston, Health Care, Gay Marriage, and More: Why Advocacy Matters
Social-justice victories — and a national tragedy — should encourage more foundations to put money behind policy change.
By Robert K. Ross
Contributor
Opinion: Sean Parker on How ‘Hackers’ Can Remake Giving
In a Wall Street Journal column, the Napster co-founder and former Facebook executive describes how a generation of young tech moguls is changing traditional philanthropy and offers advice to this “hacker elite” on deploying its enormous wealth to solve global problems.
Lessons for Philanthropy From the Marriage Win
Behind the Supreme Court victory was a lot of long-term, flexible support from grant makers that didn’t waver even after defeats.
By Evan Wolfson
Contributor
After Marriage Victory, Philanthropy Still Has Work to Do
Lesbian, gay, and transgender people still face biases that grant makers can fight with money and clout.
By KEVIN JENNINGS
Contributor