Investment advisors are ethically and legally required to place clients’ interests ahead of their own. Michael E. Hartmann of the Center for Strategic Giving asks whether philanthropic staff and advisors should have a similar duty.
Read MoreConservative think tanks and funders are fueling the frenzy over critical race theory. Is it time for progressive philanthropy to respond? We take a look at what’s driving the controversy and what funders are—and are not—doing.
Read MoreIn “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door,” authors Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider outline a conservative push to dismantle public education. We spoke with Berkshire about what’s driving the effort and who is funding it.
Read MoreLong-running funding from a few dozen foundations helped create and sustain the network of organizations that push climate denialism, disinformation and delay. Movement scholar Robert Brulle fills us in.
Read MoreIn the wake of the Kavanaugh confirmation fight, we’re republising a piece from June on how both foundations and major donors on all sides have sought to influence Supreme Court rulings over many decades.
Read MoreThe Bradley Foundation funds many elements of the conservative infrastructure. But most notable is its investments in ideas. Its Bradley Prizes, awarded annually, stand as something of a flagship of this grantmaking.
Read MoreAfter a big recent infusion of funds, this leading conservative funder embraced a larger, more activist agenda, with a focus on winning influence for the right in state capitals—and the broader culture.
Read MoreOpponents of the Common Core present themselves as grassroots activists, but their efforts are supported by a range of wealthy conservative activists and foundations.
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