Federal | State | Multimedia
May 10, 2012
PHILANTHROPIC TRANSPARENCY: HOW PUBLIC SHOULD PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY BE?
Thursday, May 10, 2012 • 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Hosted by:
The Philanthropy Roundtable
The Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation
The Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program
Charitable Deduction | Federal | State
Feb 27, 2012
The Philanthropy Roundtable released the second edition of its popular publication How Public is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth by legal scholars Evelyn Brody of Chicago-Kent College of Law and John Tyler of the Ewing Marian Kauffman Foundation.
Part of the mission of The Philanthropy Roundtable is to make its members aware of the features of the legal and policy climate that may affect donors’ ability to achieve their charitable aims most effectively. In recent years, this climate has included increasing pressures from some public officials and advocacy groups to subject private philanthropies to more uniform standards and stricter government regulation. Such changes could significantly affect the ability of philanthropies to continue to play their role in supporting and nourishing American pluralism…
Dec 14, 2011
In a Washington Examiner op-ed, Washington Legal Foundation expert Daniel Popeo reminds us that philanthropy flows from free enterprise. He challenges those from the charitable sector that are against free enterprise and support proposals that shift greater power to government.
Apr 21, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
HAPPY 1ST ANNIVERSARY
One year ago we launched this newsletter to keep our supporters and friends informed about what’s happening in Washington, around the country, and in the news. We have strived to provide a fresh perspective on issues in the philanthropic sector. Thank you to our readers for your support.We mark this one-year anniversary with a refreshing of our newsletter. In this and coming editions you can expect new, interactive features and greater substantive content reorganized in a way that we hope will be useful to you in your work. We welcome your feedback.
Cheers!
The latest edition of the ACR newsletter is available below. Here are highlights:
Washington Roundup
Consider This: The Supreme Court Tackles the Public Money Argument
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Apr 21, 2011
Here’s something we’ve just started to digest – the April 4th decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn case.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Arizona taxpayers don’t have the right to challenge an Arizona state law which allows state income tax credits for charitable contributions that go to religious schools. What does this mean in practical terms and why should the philanthropic community care?
Achieving Results | Proper Oversight | State Legislation
Dec 7, 2010
Recently Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, posted an op-ed in the Chronicle of Higher Education in defense of donor intent and philanthropic freedom - what we believe is the right of donors and foundations to give to the issues, causes and organizations they value in the manner they choose, consistent with the law. He highlighted recent efforts to curtain this freedom by some activist groups including AB 624.
He notes: “American higher education depends profoundly on philanthropy, and whatever threatens philanthropy threatens American higher education… [t]here is actually a more serious threat that was much in the news… the effort to force foundations to “greenline” their philanthropy.”
The Greenlining Institute responded yesterday with an op-ed arguing among other issues for greater foundation transparency and diversity.
Peter Wood continued the debate by responding to Greenlining’s comments.
We’ll continue to follow this debate and keep your posted.
For the full debate visit:
11/17 Generosity, Trussed - by Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars
12/7 The Greenlining Institute Responds to Peter Wood - by Orson Aguilar and Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute
12/7 Who Owns Philanthropy? - by Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars
Achieving Results | Good Giving | Federal Legislation | State Legislation
Aug 3, 2010
Conversations With… The Honorable Dick Thornburgh, Dr. Larry P. Arnn, Heather R. Higgins, and Adam Meyerson
This edition is dedicated to threats to philanthropic freedom and features Former Attorney General of the United States and Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh leading a discussion with Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College; Heather R. Higgins, President and Director of The Randolph Foundation; and Adam Meyerson, President of The Philanthropy Roundtable. The three reflect on the American tradition of philanthropy and the growing movement to impose further government regulation on the philanthropic world.
Achieving Results | Good Giving
Jul 7, 2010
The newly released article Respecting Foundation and Charity Autonomy: How Public is Private Philanthropy? in the Chicago Kent Law Review, Number 85, Volume 2 reexamines the “public money” argument. It was published as one of several articles included in the “Symposium on the Law of Philanthropy in the Twenty-First Century”.
Achieving Results | Proper Oversight
Jan 27, 2010
Adam Meyerson, president of The Philanthropy Roundtable, recently delivered a speech entitled “The Generosity of America” as part of a lecture series sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship.
Adam notes “Private charitable giving is at the heart and soul of public discourse in our democracy. It makes possible our great think tanks, whether left, right or center. Name a great issue of public debate today: climate change, the role of government in health care, school choice, stem cell research, same-sex marriage. On all these issues, private philanthropy enriches debate by enabling organizations with diverse viewpoints to articulate and spread their message.”
He cautions us though, warning “this freedom to give is now under serious threat… three kinds of proposals coming from Capitol Hill, the IRS, state governments, and sometimes from the charitable sector itself, that should be of concern to all Americans.”
The full article is available here.
Achieving Results | Proper Oversight
Oct 8, 2009
Suzanne Garment (editor of The Philanthropy Roundtable’s recent monograph How Public is Private Philanthropy?) has joined with Leslie Lenkowsky (Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University) to take on arguments for greater government control of philanthropy in a newly released working paper of the Washington Legal Foundation.