Current EventsLiberty MovementStrategic Giving Responding to Harvey with Sound Philanthropy Private philanthropy stitches together our social fabric. We have a unique American instinct to give…Peter LipsettAugust 29, 2017
DonorsTrust NewsLiberty MovementNovus SocietyWhy DonorsTrust Learning to Fly in Philanthropy: Novus Society’s Long Game Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first flight at Kitty Hawk only lasted 12 seconds. Orville, piloting…Peter LipsettAugust 25, 2017
DonorsTrust NewsLiberty Movement Repelling Watchful Dragons: Finding Good in Trying Times I don’t think it’s something in the water. But August lacks the quiet vibe of…Lawson BaderAugust 17, 2017
Liberty MovementPhilanthropy Saving Our Bacon: The Value of Think Tanks & Their Donors The Allusionist podcast, a great program exploring the hidden side of language, recently aired an…Peter LipsettAugust 11, 2017
Donor-Advised FundsStrategic GivingWhy DonorsTrust But Who Decides? Choices, Limits, and Strategies of a DAF “But how do you choose who to give to?” In my conversations with folks about…Peter LipsettAugust 4, 2017
Donor IntentPhilanthropyStrategic Giving Keeping Donor Intent by Knowing Your Mission What is the best way to ensure your donor intent is honored? A new video…Peter LipsettJuly 28, 2017
Current EventsLiberty MovementPhilanthropy Addressing Philanthropy’s Big Picture When I was an uppity high schooler, I took home a quarterly report card in…Lawson BaderJuly 21, 2017
PhilanthropyStrategic GivingWhy DonorsTrust Will to Give: Americans Plan To Give More This Year Chronicles of Philanthropy reported recently on the 2017 Burk Donor Survey, an annual study of…Peter LipsettJuly 13, 2017
Liberty Movement Capturing the Spirit of the 4th – No Matter Where You Are In the late 1970s, I found myself in London on the 4th of July. I…Lawson BaderJune 29, 2017
Liberty MovementStrategic Giving Philanthropic Beach Reading: Vacation Reads for Better Giving In a few weeks, my family makes its annual pilgrimage to the beautiful shores of…Peter LipsettJune 23, 2017