By the numbers, government spending dwarfs philanthropy. Guest author Loren McArthur argues that by pushing forcefully for a more progressive tax system, funders can harness that scale to advance equity-oriented goals.
Read MoreThe Crisis Charitable Commitment was created to hold funders to a higher standard. As in, give more. It recently debuted a slate of shovel-ready giving opportunities, including an advocacy push for higher taxes on the ultra-rich.
Read MoreThe most progressive tax ever proposed looks like it won’t go through, and the senator who doomed it cited billionaires’ philanthropy as one reason why. And yet, philanthropy also resists higher payouts. Something has to give.
Read MoreIn Forbes’ latest reckoning of the 400 wealthiest Americans, only a paltry eight received the highest score for their philanthropic giving. Meanwhile, the list members’ collective wealth rose 40% to $4.5 trillion.
Read MoreProPublica recently divulged just how little some of America’s wealthiest pay in income tax. Many of the culprits are celebrated philanthropists, raising uncomfortable truths about charitable giving among the ultra-wealthy.
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