George Soros and the Demonization of Philanthropy
Conspiracy theories about him obscure the real concerns about how large-scale giving works today.
Benjamin Soskis
Benjamin Soskis is a research associate in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute. He is the co-editor of HistPhil.org.
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Bernadett Szabo / Reuters The Three-Word Question That's Changing What Charities Do With Their Resources
Humanitarian groups are reevaluating their work in light of how easy (and efficient) it is to just give cash to those who need help.
Marco Bello / Reuters Charitable Judgment
Americans are quick to ask if candidates are giving enough to philanthropic causes. But they hesitate to judge whether the money is being put to good use.
Paul Morigi / Getty How a Zagat-Style Website Will Make Philanthropy More Accountable
"Philamplify" features not only crowd-sourced reviews but in-depth, expert evaluations as well.
Reuters How U.S. Philanthropy Is Inspiring Foreigners to Give
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have made it their mission to export American-style philanthropy—formalized, systematic, and professionalized giving done in the public eye—with mixed results.
Reuters The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy
An aggressive—even at times an antagonistic—engagement between the public and their benefactors shouldn’t be considered a mark of incivility. It should be considered a democratic imperative.
Wikimedia Commons Dirty Money: From Rockefeller to Koch
Catholic University's decision to accept $1 million from the Charles Koch Foundation to support the study of "principled entrepreneurship" is like a modern-day reenactment of 1905's "tainted money affair."
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