Michael E. Hartmann

Milwaukee

Co-Editor, The Giving Review at Philanthropy Daily

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Strategic Giving, @capitalresearch; Co-Editor, @GivingReview

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A Conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 1 of 2)

1 week ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

The think-tank fellow and higher-education researcher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the Mellon Foundation’s and other grantmakers’ substantial support of the “scholar-activist pipeline” and how it tilts colleges and universities to the left. John D. Sailer is a senior fellow and directs higher-education policy at the Manhattan Institute. His research has led to significant policy changes at colleges and universities across the country.
A Conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 2 of 2)

1 week ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

The think-tank fellow and higher-education researcher talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the necessary scrutiny of and unfortunate lack of transparency in much philanthropically supported programs and projects in higher education, along with what he thinks conservative grantmakers can and should consider doing in the area. John D. Sailer is a senior fellow and directs higher-education policy at the Manhattan Institute.
A conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 2 of 2)

1 week ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann

John D. Sailer is a senior fellow and directs higher-education policy at the Manhattan Institute. His research has led to significant policy changes at colleges and universities across the country. He is a former senior fellow at the National Association of Scholars. Earlier this month, in the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, Sailer wrote about “The Foundation That’s Bankrolling Radical Activists in Higher Ed”—the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
A conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s John D. Sailer (Part 1 of 2)

1 week ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann

John D. Sailer is a senior fellow and directs higher-education policy at the Manhattan Institute. His research has led to significant policy changes at colleges and universities across the country. He is a former senior fellow at the National Association of Scholars. Earlier this month, in the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, Sailer wrote about “The Foundation That’s Bankrolling Radical Activists in Higher Ed”—the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
A conversation with Leslie Lenkowsky about trust, or the lack of it, in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector (Part 2 of 2)

2 weeks ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann

Leslie Lenkowsky’s knowledge and wisdom about philanthropy and public policy are borne of a career’s worth of experience in and scholarly study of it.
A Conversation with the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Michael Fragoso (Part 2 of 2)

3 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

The think-tank fellow and former top congressional staffer talks to Michael E. Hartmann about effective and ineffective nonprofit projects and activities related to the judicial-nomination and -confirmation processes, what could perhaps be done legally or regulatorily about improper endeavors in this context, if anything, and the benefits of philanthropically supporting efforts in the area.
A Conversation with the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Michael Fragoso (Part 1 of 2)

3 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

The think-tank fellow and former top congressional staffer talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the role of the American Bar Association and other, different kinds of nonprofit groups in the federal judicial-nomination and -confirmation processes. In early March, Michael Fragoso become a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in its program on The Constitution, the Courts, and Culture. Now an attorney in private practice, Fragoso has served in all three branches of the federal government.
A conversation with the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Michael Fragoso (Part 2 of 2)

3 weeks ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann

In early March, Michael Fragoso become a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in its program on The Constitution, the Courts, and Culture. Now an attorney in private practice, Fragoso has served in all three branches of the federal government. Most recently, he was chief counsel in the Office of the Republican Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, where his responsibilities included judicial nominations and confirmations.
A conversation with the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Michael Fragoso (Part 1 of 2)

3 weeks ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann

In early March, Michael Fragoso become a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in its program on The Constitution, the Courts, and Culture. Now an attorney in private practice, Fragoso has served in all three branches of the federal government. Most recently, he was chief counsel in the Office of the Republican Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, where his responsibilities included judicial nominations and confirmations.
The new populist conservatism and civil society - the Giving Review

1 month ago | thegivingreview.com | Michael E. Hartmann |William A. Schambra

The below article, republished with permission, originally appeared in HistPhil on March 18, 2025. ***Generally, Republican presidents at least since Richard Nixon have positively characterized civil society and its role in American life. Recall, for example, some of the old standbys: Ronald Reagan’s fondness for voluntarism and the voluntary sector, George H. W. Bush’s “thousand points of light,” and George W. Bush’s compassionate conservatism and faith-based initiative.

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