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April 2024

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Volume 36, Issue 6

Cover Package

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    Introducing the Commons

    The Chronicle of Philanthropy launches a digital space to explore the ideas, conversations, and solutions for a fractured country. We will examine what foundations and nonprofits are doing to heal divisions and build community.
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    Opinion

    Democracy SOS

    Leaders and advocates debate what it will take to strengthen communities, civil society, and the country.
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    Opinion

    Investing in a More Perfect Union

    Philanthropists and grant makers point to where philanthropy can make a difference.
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    Opinion

    Not So Fast

    Democracy is stronger than self-justifying, plutocratic philanthropy suggests, skeptics argue.

Features

  • WILKESBORO, NC - MARCH 4: L.B. Prevette poses for a portrait near the outdoor bar at Merle’s, a cocktail lounge she co-owns in downtown Wilkesboro, NC on March 4, 2024. (Logan Cyrus for The Chronicle)
    Grassroots

    What Philanthropy Elites Can Learn From Appalachia

    By Drew Lindsay
    “We’ve got to stop hyperintellectualizing things,” says L.B. Prevette, a North Carolina leader of a program founded by New York Times columnist David Brooks to build community.
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    By the Numbers

    Data Don’t Lie: We’re More United Than You Think

    By Drew Lindsay
    A neuroscientist warns philanthropy: Your bridge-building efforts may be a waste of money.
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    Conversation

    Cures for Our Civic Malaise

    By Drew Lindsay
    Look to young people and local leaders, ‘Bowling Alone’ author Robert Putnam says in a conversation in The Commons. Watch highlights and listen to the full discussion.

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