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Op-Ed: Philanthropy Must Address Structural Inequities

July 10, 2020 Steve Mayer

Op-Ed: Philanthropy Must Address Structural Inequities (pdf) Pathways to Progress: Moving Philanthropy Closer to Social Justice and Racial Equity. Developed with support from the Ford Foundation. By Steven E. Mayer. Until foundations address the structural inequities […]

The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong

March 26, 2013 Steve Mayer

In his TED talk, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong,” Dan Pallotta, activist and fundraiser, makes many interesting and provocative points about the dysfunctional nature of our society’s “philanthropic market.” I cheer […]