The top 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2023 committed US$12 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 28% below an inflation-adjusted $16.5 billion in 2022, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations. The Conversation U.S. asked David Campbell, Angela R. Logan and Michael… Read more »
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Did Philanthropy Kill Jane Stanford?
Written by Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor Emeritus, IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. In the second of the two 1889 essays known as “The Gospel of Wealth,” Andrew Carnegie tries to identify the “best uses” for philanthropic giving. At the top of his list, “standing apart by itself,” is founding a university, as exemplified by Leland… Read more »
Uncharitable: Documentary Shows the High Price of Low Overhead
Written by Roxanna Ayers, CEO of Ethos Consulting Group. On September 13th, I had the unique opportunity to partner with donor A.I. company Hatch to host a private screening of Dan Pallotta’s forthcoming documentary feature, Uncharitable. The documentary is based on Palotta’s infamous TED Talk and book of the same name, which most of us… Read more »
Spiritual Discernment Deepens Donor Connections
By Meredith McNabb for the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving If your goal is to ‘get a gift’ from a donor…the transformational stories will stay under lock and key. If, however, you view yourself as a guest who is privileged to be welcomed in the life of another person, the seeds will be planted… Read more »
Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving
By Caroline Jones, Luisa Lima and Kinga Horvath The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the implementation and use of new ways of giving. While citizens across the world needed to follow strict lockdown measures, urgent challenges—often across national borders—had to be addressed in a timely manner. Findings from the 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI) show that the… Read more »