David Callahan
Founder and Editor at Inside Philanthropy
Founder and Editor at Blue Tent
Founder of https://t.co/kRLvniSWKj. Author of "The Givers," et al. Co-founded Demos. Polsci Ph.D.
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2 weeks ago |
insidephilanthropy.com | David Callahan
It has now been seven months since Donald Trump won the election and nearly five months since his wrecking ball began to swing in Washington, taking aim at government agencies, civil society institutions, and democratic norms. Philanthropy has a huge stake in fighting back.
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2 weeks ago |
insidephilanthropy.com | David Callahan
Within a few years of starting Inside Philanthropy, after writing many articles about how foundations needed to change, I had a sobering epiphany: These places weren’t going to change. Most legacy grantmakers, I realized, were never going to substantially increase payout or mainly give multi-year general support or drop their siloed approaches to funding. Nor would they ever align the bulk of their investments — the “other 95%” — with their missions.
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3 weeks ago |
insidephilanthropy.com | David Callahan
As Congress moves to hike taxes on universities and private foundations, I can’t say I’m surprised. Both are easy targets for critics in a populist era. As it happens, the current attack is coming from an authoritarian right. But the impulse to clip the wings of wealthy institutions that operate with little accountability is widely shared across the political spectrum. The story of how higher education fell from grace is now well known, and predates Trump.
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1 month ago |
insidephilanthropy.com | David Callahan
If you’re in any kind of conflict, it’s a good idea to be extremely curious about your adversary. What motivates them? How do they operate? What do they really want? As Sun Tzu famously wrote: “Know thy enemy.”*While this advice has been around for 2,500 years, it’s routinely ignored, with unfortunate results. Liberal America’s response to the rise of Trump is a great example.
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1 month ago |
insidephilanthropy.com | David Callahan
One thing you’ll hear a lot, including from me, is that foundations and top donors aren’t accountable to anyone. Yes, they have to abide by a loose set of rules set by the IRS, but otherwise, they’re free to do as they please. If they screw up, they face no consequences from voters or shareholders or even the media (usually). It’s no wonder that funders are widely seen as arrogant and unresponsive to criticism. In fact, though, this picture of hubris is overdrawn.
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As a who's who of billionaires jockey for a place in the Trump oligarchy, with little public concern, I speculate about how attitudes toward the ultra-wealthy might evolve in the next few years and what that may mean for philanthropy. https://t.co/ysDpdwaWa7
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