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Raj Shah’s $1.7 million salary is a bit much.
Raj Shah’s $1.7 million salary is a bit much.
Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation are generous with other people’s money.
Marc Gunther
Oct 11, 2023
Philanthropy, capitalism and racial justice
Philanthropy, capitalism and racial justice
Will the Movement for Black Lives improve the material well-being of Black Americans? Will big banks?
Marc Gunther
Jun 2, 2023
My charitable giving in 2022
My charitable giving in 2022
Let me begin with a mea culpa. I’ve just made the bulk of my charitable donations for the year. I should have done so sooner. Charities get…
Marc Gunther
Dec 27, 2022
A new animal rights conference, and a blacklist
A new animal rights conference, and a blacklist
The #MeToo moment rocked the animal advocacy movement. High-profile leaders were accused of sexual harassment. Women banded together. Heads…
Marc Gunther
Aug 27, 2022
The people running America’s foundations aren’t as smart as they think they are
The people running America’s foundations aren’t as smart as they think they are
The way they invest their endowments demonstrates that
Marc Gunther
Jul 24, 2022
Feral cats. Mysterious pigs. Sleeping watchdogs.
Feral cats. Mysterious pigs. Sleeping watchdogs.
Alley Cat Allies is a dysfunctional charity. Why isn’t anyone paying attention?
Marc Gunther
Feb 15, 2022
Which are the best climate change nonprofits?
Which are the best climate change nonprofits?
They’re not the names you know.
Marc Gunther
Nov 28, 2021
A foundation gave away $123 million in one day. What’s wrong with that?
A foundation gave away $123 million in one day. What’s wrong with that?
Even on a good day, big-time philanthropy is a peculiar enterprise –undemocratic, accountable to no one and slow to change.
Marc Gunther
Oct 20, 2021
A Florida fish farm destroyed 800,000 salmon. Did it break the law?
A Florida fish farm destroyed 800,000 salmon. Did it break the law?
Animal-rights nonprofit Animal Outlook wants the authorities to investigate aquaculture giant Atlantic Sapphire
Marc Gunther
Jun 14, 2021
Poker, when the stakes are really high
Poker, when the stakes are really high
When poker star and effective altruist Igor Kurganov wins big, so do the rest of us.
Marc Gunther
Mar 3, 2021
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