Philanthropy Roundtable
Nonprofit report gives a nod to recent Philanthropy Roundtable report
The Reid & Reige Nonprofit Organization Report gives a strong note of approval to the Roundtable’s report How Public is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth and recommends it for all in the charitable sector. Reinforcing what it calls the private money principle, this article reminds us that charitable funds are subject to private control (not government). The report draws a clear and thought-provoking analogy when noting, “When you look at your next paycheck ask youself if the take home amount is yours to spend as you please or a government subsidy.”
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Date: Friday, June 19, 2009
Location: Hudson Institute, Washington DC
The Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal sponsored a panel discussion with John Tyler, secretary and general counsel of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and co-author of The Philanthropy Roundtable’s recent monograph How Public is Private Philanthropy: Separating Myth from Reality. On the panel were Ralph Smith of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Boston College Law School’s Ray Madoff, and Glenn Lammi of the Washington Legal Foundation. The Bradley Center’s William Schambra moderated the discussion.
For more, please visit the Hudson event page .
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A new study defends the limited relationship between philanthropy and government
Washington, D.C. - June 19, 2009
Today, The Philanthropy Roundtable releases a new report on charitable giving and the government’s relationship with foundations and charities. The report, How Public Is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth, is a comprehensive legal analysis that examines the claim that charitable funds are “public money” because they are exempt from federal taxes, receive state charters, and are subject to oversight by state attorneys general.
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An exclusive interview on the state of philanthropy today
The Heritage Foundation’s The Insider probes Mr. Dan Peters, president of the Lovett and Ruth Peters Foundation and member of board at the Philanthropy Roundtable, on current challenges to charitable giving and how ACR is responding to those challenges. As Peters notes, “The focus needs to be on allowing the charitable and philanthropic sector to do the kind of work that it has historically done well. Philanthropy is far more efficient, far more focused, far more creative than the government mindset of just handing out money.”
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