Travis LaCouter

Travis LaCouter is a doctoral candidate in theology at the University of Oxford. Before coming to Oxford, Travis worked as an editor, blogger, and nonprofit professional in Washington, D.C. He is currently a Junior Associate with the Institute for the Study of Philosophy, Politics, and Religion at the University of Cambridge. He graduated as valedictorian from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

GOP unveils tax reform bill draft. College endowments are on the table.

Travis LaCouter / 3 min read

The charitable tax deduction turns 100

2017 marked the centennial of the passage of the War Revenue Act, which introduced the charitable deduction. Here’s the story.

Travis LaCouter / 3 min read

Putting panhandlers to work still works — and it’s still unpopular

Will such efforts end panhandling or eliminate poverty?

Travis LaCouter / 2 min read

The resource every higher ed donor should know about

Travis LaCouter / 4 min read

Major newspapers look to nonprofits for cash

Travis LaCouter / 2 min read

Small town gets their store back after anonymous donation

Travis LaCouter / 2 min read

A widow’s need

Travis LaCouter / 2 min read

Pakistan’s philanthropy problem

Travis LaCouter / 2 min read

The stories we tell ourselves about our Great Men

The stories we tell about philanthropists, such as Ray Kroc or Warren Buffet, matter because they suggest an implicit vision of society and social change.

Travis LaCouter / 3 min read

‘Big Philanthropy’ tries to channel ‘Big Ideas’—does it work?

Billionaire philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen’s current project is what he calls a “secular monastery” in the hills of Los Angeles – a lavish, sprawling think-tank-cum-oasis where thinkers can work on the biggest issues of the age…

Travis LaCouter / 3 min read

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