Much as Haiti can serve as a test case for philanthropic efforts to rebuild a country destroyed by natural disaster, Detroit is emerging as a model for renewal domestically.
Apr 18 2010
By Jane Wales
Apr 09 2010
By Jane Wales
2 Philanthropists Call for Counterweight to Anti-tax Tea Party Movement
Everyone has gripes with the ways in which government tax dollars are put to use. Especially now, knee-deep in tax season, some dream of a tax-free, libertarian society. It certainly has done that for those associated with the anti-tax Tea Party Movement.
Apr 01 2010
By Jane Wales
If Congress were to double or triple the private foundation excise tax, asks Joel Orosz of Grand Valley State University, "does anyone truly think that there will be a groundswell of support for foundations" that resist?
Mar 25 2010
By Jane Wales
Baby boomers are hanging on, and next generation leaders are waiting -- and waiting -- their turn.
Mar 04 2010
By Jane Wales
Sitting on a ramshackle assortment of wooden benches under the shade of a mango tree, we listen to the story of the widow Mary Gargar. An elderly and weathered Liberian woman with a look of determination just short of defiance, Mrs. Gargar tells us of how she purchased land from a man falsely representing himself as its rightful owner.
Mar 03 2010
By Jane Wales
"Women are part of the development agenda for the first time -- and we are making use of our time. Traditional culture has made us reticent. But, no more. Our eyes are now open and there is no way they will close again." These are the words of Liberia's Vabah Gayflor, Minister of Gender and Development.
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