Post Tagged 'philanthropy'

February 10, 2026

We Can’t Afford to Ditch the Rich

Why Democracy Needs the Rich by John O. McGinnis arrives at a moment when public discourse treats wealth less as a social fact and more as a moral pathology. Consequently, McGinnis writes into an atmosphere thick with slogans, suspicion, and ritual denunciation. Continue Reading...

August 12, 2021

Ford Foundation’s aim to ‘change philanthropy’ warps the true meaning of ‘justice’ and ‘generosity’

The Ford Foundation gives over $500 million dollars annually, mostly in grants, to nonprofit organizations around the world. Foundation President Darren Walker came from humble beginnings in rural Texas and now oversees the Foundation’s $15 billion endowment. Continue Reading...

April 21, 2021

The free market vs. the ‘Really Really Free Market’

Recently in Grand Rapids an old idea served as a catalyst for a new community event, the “Really Really Free Market.” This “market” was open to guests where they are free to give and take a range of goods provided by community members and organizations free of charge: Organizer MC Camp said the community-building event feels too good to be true to many, but represents local generosity. Continue Reading...

March 06, 2020

Bernie Sanders’ pagan view of charity

Bernie Sanders holds a pagan view of charity. I mean that not in a pejorative but in a denotative sense: Sanders’ preference for government programs over private philanthropy echoes that of ancient pagan rulers. Continue Reading...

November 21, 2017

Report: Acton Institute No. 1 in West Michigan nonprofit ranking

In a survey of local charities and nonprofits in the West Michigan region, WZZM TV found that the Acton Institute topped 45 other organizations. David Bailey, an investigative reporter for the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based ABC affiliate, used data from the Charity Navigator nonprofit watchdog organization to compile his ranking. Continue Reading...

June 16, 2017

‘Pro Rege, Vol. 2’: Kuyper on Christ’s kingship in everyday life

How are we to live in a fallen world under Christ the King? In partnership with the Acton Institute, Lexham Press has now released Pro Rege, Vol. 2: Living Under Christ the King, the second in a three-volume series on the lordship of Christ (find Volume 1 here). Continue Reading...

May 10, 2017

Development malpractice: When failure in ‘doing good’ is worse than ‘doing nothing’

What happens when governments, NGOs, charities, and churches all converge in scurried attempts to alleviate global poverty, whether through wealth transfers or other top-down, systematic solutions? As films like PovertyCure and Poverty, Inc. Continue Reading...

February 23, 2017

DonorSee: A charity app that challenges ‘Big Aid’

For far too long, Westerners have simply accepted the status quo of foreign aid, building ever-larger systems and programs for global charity even as they’re proven to squander resources and disempower the very communities they intend to assist. Continue Reading...

January 04, 2017

Video: Karl Zinsmeister on how philanthropy fuels American success

As we enter into a new year here at Acton, we still have some items from 2016 to share with you. On October 3rd, we were pleased to welcome Karl Zinsmeister, Vice President of Publications at the Philanthropy Roundtable, to speak on the importance of philanthropy in the United States. Continue Reading...

September 21, 2016

Radio Free Acton: Karl Zinsmeister on Philanthropy and Education Reform

On this edition of Radio Free Acton, we speak with Karl Zinsmeister, Vice President at Philanthropy Roundtable and former chief domestic policy advisor to President George W. Bush, about efforts to improve public education outcomes over the years, why charter schools are succeeding where past reform efforts have failed, and the role of private philanthropy in fostering that success. Continue Reading...

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