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11
Feb
2022
A quick update to the short “Giving Review index”

Adding a new entry—but still counting on one hand, maybe two.


07
Feb
2022
From the archives, an excerpt of René A. Wormser’s Foundations: Their Power and Influence

“Political activity,” according to the Reece Committee general counsel’s 1958 book, “endangers the future of the foundation as an institution.”


01
Feb
2022
Thinking again of Dean Zerbe’s Grandma

What might she think of The New York Times’ in-depth investigation of nonprofits and politics?


24
Jan
2022
Contemplating potential future Arabella Advisors leadership

Nobody asked, but …


21
Jan
2022
A short “Giving Review index”

Counting on one hand, maybe two.


19
Jan
2022
Americans’ trust in non-governmental organizations declines

2022 Edelman Trust Barometer finds trust in business remains higher than that in NGOs.


06
Dec
2021
Bob Dole on private philanthropy, the World War II Memorial, and heroes

“I could hear them as if it were yesterday. I can hear the voices.”


02
Dec
2021

17
Nov
2021
Effort to reduce tax on income of elite higher-education endowments dropped

Tax likely to remain at current level, at least for now. “The Harvard faculty club should lay in extra scotch for members to drown their sorrows,” according to a tax-policy expert.


16
Nov
2021
Arabella and The Atlantic

Considering the proper distance between charity and politics.