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Philanthropy
Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.
April 2, 2026
The Club
In Belle Époque Paris, the Eiffel Tower was newly built, France was experiencing remarkable political stability, and American women were painting the …
February 23, 2026
The Work of Disaster
The Work of Disaster: Crisis and Care Along a Himalayan Fault Line (U Chicago Press, 2025) is a compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of re…
December 10, 2025
Jewish Giving
The American Jewish philanthropic enterprise is unparalleled in scope, dynamism, and the diversity of funders and the causes they support. Yet even as…
November 26, 2025
What is Happening in the Mediterranean Right Now – And Why You Should Care
Since 2014 more than 32,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. As the EU and its member states have been increasingly…
November 23, 2025
Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education
This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy…
September 21, 2025
Tourism, Philanthropy and School Tours in Zimbabwe
In Tourism, Philanthropy and School Tours in Zimbabwe: Problematising "Win-Win" Discourses (Routledge, 2024), Kathleen Smithers investigates the tens…
August 28, 2025
The end of aid? US, China, and the future of development
In early 2025, headlines announced that the Trump administration would move to dramatically slash USAID—the United States’ flagship development agency…
July 8, 2025
Genocide Studies International Partners with New Books Network
Today I’m thrilled to announce a new partnership with Genocide Studies International. GSI is one of the preeminent journals in the field of Genocide …
May 24, 2025
The Big We
Hali Lee's The Big We (Zando, 2025) offers a compelling counterpoint to traditional billionaire-driven philanthropy (which she dubs "Big Phil"). Inste…
November 5, 2024
We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky
In this deeply researched and compelling narrative, journalist Mara Kardas-Nelson examines the complex history and impact of microfinance - the practi…
October 22, 2024
Lifehouse
In Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire (Verso, 2024), Adam Greenfield presents a compelling vision for collective resilience in an …
October 1, 2024
Mercy Ships
Reanne Newquist tells me about her voyage on Mercy Ships bringing healthcare to some of the poorest people in the world, a mission started by Don Step…
September 17, 2024
Power to the People
Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspir…
September 8, 2024
The Practice of Philanthropy
In The Practice of Philanthropy: A Guide for Foundation Boards and Staff (Barlow Publishing, 2024), author Malcolm Macleod addresses the unique challe…
August 11, 2024
Philanthropy in the Arts
In an era where the financial stability of many arts organizations is increasingly precarious, arts philanthropy stands at a critical juncture. The re…
August 7, 2024
The GiveWell Method
In this episode, Caleb Zakarin and Uri Bram dive into the world of effective charitable giving through the lens of GiveWell, an organization known for…
June 27, 2024
The Price of Humanity
Amy Schiller, who spent a number of years working in both political and major gift fundraising, has a new book detailing some of the fundamental probl…
June 19, 2024
What Is Philanthropy For?
In recent years, philanthropy, the use of private assets for the public good, has come under renewed scrutiny. Do elite philanthropists wield too much…
June 15, 2024
The Land War in Ireland
In this interview, he discusses his new book The Land War in Ireland: Famine, Philanthropy and Moonlighting (Cork UP, 2023), a collection of interconn…
May 13, 2024
The Price of Humanity
Amy Schiller's The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong—And How to Fix It (Melville House, 2023) makes an attempt to rescue philanthropy fro…