American Values

No doubt you’ve heard about “woke” this and that. I’ve watched developments in the world of “woke capitalism” with concern, especially as…

I came across this fascinating interview sometime last year and am finally getting around to sharing it here. Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed Nadine…

What is “theology of place”? RuthAnne Irvin writes a wonderful article on place, telling the story of Ruthie Leming, wife, mother of…

OK, I had to laugh. I saw this post on Visual Capitalist earlier this month: Which country is the cheapest for starting…

Lost by many during the pandemic have been China’s moves to squelch dissent in Hong Kong. In 2019, Hong Kong’s opposition to…

It’s hard to overstate how important family-owned businesses are to the U.S. economy. According to statistics collected by the Conway Center for…

What time is it? It’s a time of uncertainty. Perhaps in the past we were too confident in our ability to predict…

The idea of family in America is changing. Or, rather, it has changed. Americans hold a rapidly shifting patchwork of views toward…

As critical as we might be of our country’s legacy of freedom, we still must fight for and improve it, and we…

Between 2000 and 2016, 20 million Americans stopped giving directly to charitable organizations. That’s the report from the Urban Institute’s Shena Ashley in…

The nonprofit sector has lost jobs and funding in recent months, leaving nonprofits concerned about their ability to continue operating long term.

A quick roundup of news and views as all 50 states have started to reopen and experts consider economic and political developments…