February 5, 2010
King Gama’s Song
(from Princess Ida, music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert, 1884)
If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
I’m a genuine philanthropist—all other kinds are sham.
Category: Nonprofit Sector
January 25, 2010
Over the past few years it’s become almost an article of faith that civil society—including philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector it supports—should operate on business principles, like rates-of-return, competition to weed out the weak, close supervision of
anuary 22, 2010
Wizard
Back where I come from there are men who do nothing all day but good deeds. They are called phil . . . er . . . phil . . . er . . . er
December 23, 2009
Many philanthropic foundations are created with relatively modest time horizons. These are the foundations that have spent down, that are in the process of spending down, or that have declared they will spend down at
December 17, 2009
Over the past year, the Obama Administration has ushered into the American political dynamic a number of changes in how government, at least at the federal level, does business. Some changes reflect shifts in government’s relationship to
December 15, 2009
Thanks to the Wall Street Journal, we learned of the planned construction of the modestly named Utopia, a 971-foot cruise ship that will follow an itinerary of “international cultural and sporting events” such as the