Austin Detwiler
Another effort to change tax policy on donor-advised funds has come to the House of Representatives.
Looking back at 2021, here are the big themes we discussed. We are scrapping the “best of” for a more thorough list.
Mackenzie Scott, while giving out billions of dollars at an impressive click, is starting to ask very smart questions about philanthropy.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that grant reports don’t help. Is it time to put grantees first in order to put the mission first?
Give your donors many ways to support you—including cryptocurrency—and eliminate needless “friction” along the way.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … and it was a strategic development plan that made all the difference.
Elise Westhoff’s stance on woke philanthropy from the helm of The Philanthropy Roundtable carves out space for donors who want to oppose today’s “woke” fads.
Questions around abuse of donor intent make their way to high schools, in a new lawsuit about a $1.35 million pledge to a Catholic school in Florida.
SCOTUS protects donor privacy over “efficiency.” Some worry that this enables more “dark money” in politics.
MacKenzie Scott is finding her way as a generous philanthropist, which is good to see. There are some wrinkles to iron out.