The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing pattern last?
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The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.
Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.
The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?
The fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation to stifle public criticism.
Zakat is an obligatory charitable practice for which donations are traditionally made through institutions.
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
The key to the for-profit company’s successful partnership with governments, international agencies and humanitarian, nongovernmental organizations is how it handled its patent.
This public-private performing arts center relies on some $85 million in donations every year. Will its sudden politicization jeopardize that big source of funding?
Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served millions around the world since then.
Trying many approaches with fundraising posts might also reduce the chance that donors will feel overwhelmed by the same repeated requests for money.
It costs money to maintain the various facilities, utilities and personnel that allow scientists to conduct research in the first place. Without federal support, institutions are left scrambling.
Compassion starts with the individual – self-care and personal wellness. It then radiates out to the wider community in the form of action and engagement.
The United States spends very little on foreign aid relative to the size of its economy.
Presidents often come into office with a blueprint to transform government. Project 2025 – assembled by Trump allies – is part of a lineage of conservative reactions to liberal presidents’ plans.
Federal grants and contracts are a major source of funding for nonprofit services in the US.
When foreign aid stops flowing, local leaders and diaspora communities can, under certain conditions, step in.
While overall giving has grown, the ranks of American donors have declined.
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Interim Director of Data & Research Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University
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Senior Scholar in Residence at the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Nonprofit Management and Policy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University