Jeremy Beer

1 month ago | philanthropydaily.com | Jeremy Beer

As we approach the 250th anniversary of America's founding, it’s apt to reflect on what makes our great country distinctive. It's not just the circumstances of our founding, our system of government, or the stories and values that have helped shape our national character. American excepetionalism is largely the result of a robust, independent civil society composed of an variety of institutions, organizations, and associations—all of them funded primarily by the private sector.