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Thinking more abt this...we need to consider more how the gravitational pull of the high-profile philanthropic event or intervention, encouraged both by development offices & by media framings, might distort philanthropic decision-making in ways that constrain impact.

Haverford College in the Philly suburbs, Quaker-rooted, has long been a bastion of progressive thought Beyond irony: the school's biggest donor is now point man for helping a Trump 47 fill the gov't with MAGA loyalists Great story by Jesse Bunch 🎁 share.inquirer.com/eEMg2i

A WaPo endorsement for president had been written and was ready to publish before Jeff Bezos decided the paper would not endorse.

Here's how Jeff Bezos can be a hero: donate The Washington Post to a charitable trust. We've seen this work in Salt Lake City, Philly, Tampa. Here's how it would work>> cjr.org/opinion/waldma…… The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Jim Friedlich

I used "almost manic partisan engagement" to describe what Musk was doing--the "antics" in the title doesn't quite capture it, which I think it novel and worthy of philanthropy's attention--but still, I hope you'll read.

This. Among other things, there needs to be a wholesale overhaul of Dem electoral strategy, w new set of leaders.

Some news here: Progressive donors and funders are preparing for investigations semafor.com/article/11/09/…

This is a very big deal: theintercept.com/2024/11/10/tru…

HR 9495 is officially defeated in the House as it did not receive the 2/3 majority vote needed to pass!

"The world’s richest person has ascended to a position of extraordinary, unofficial influence in Mr. Trump’s transition process, playing a role that makes him indisputably America’s most powerful private citizen." From Teddy Schleifer. nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/…

Trump's appointee for Tres., Scott Bessent, who under HR 9495 wld have power to determine which NPs are designated "terrorist supporting orgs" & thus have exempt status revoked (a bill raising alarm frm progressive orgs), was protege of George Soros, leading funder of prog orgs

Elon Musk net worth up to $348 billion, a record high. Gained $80 billion over the last month.

Huh.

There is an Eagle flying over practice at Eagles practice First time I can ever remember seeing that

Dear MacKenzie Scott, 100% serious about this -- please find attached a modest proposal for your next $2 billion. Kind regards, Justin

Beyond its role in debates over electoral strategy, "The Groups" critique on the power of prog. advocacy orgs & their funders reps a new chapter in the long history of Americans’ critical engagement w/ philanthropy & its relationship with democracy. histphil.org/2024/12/19/pro…

Benjamin Soskis I think this also lies mostly at the feet of donors — there’s been a decline in truly single issue donors (and who are willing to stomach criticism for the trade offs involved in that) so the pressure to go multi-issue is strong

New HistPhil post: Leah Reisman on key themes w/in her new book, Consulting to Nonprofits, including benefits & drawbacks of consultants' "empathetic customization"--the close customization they perform to fit their nonprofit clients’ particularities. histphil.org/2024/12/23/con…

We know that philanthropy is no substitute for government--in terms of resources, in terms of reach. But in many policy domains, it's likely going to fall on funders to test the boundary of that insufficiency.

Progressives desperately need a better understanding of right-wing attitudes & animus toward nonprofits & philanthropy. It's in that spirit that I reviewed for HistPhil Tyler O'Neil's The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Fed Government. histphil.org/2025/03/10/sos…