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Tag: Olin

Long Arm of the Law

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date December 14, 2008

One of the most notable achievements of conservative philanthropy was helping to create the intellectual climate in which Thatcherism and Reaganism flourished. As we report in the book, this was in large part due to the industrialist John Olin, whose story is told in the book “A Gift of Freedom“, as well as to the […]

Tags Carl Schramm, Conservative foundations, Kauffman Foundation, law and economics, Manhattan Institute, Olin

Pay now or pay later

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date December 4, 2008

While US nonprofits are concerned that American foundations, even the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are having to rein in grant programmes for next year to reflect the hit that their endowments have taken in the financial crisis, charities in Britain have even more to be worried about. As Matthew argues today in the Guardian, American nonprofits have […]

Tags Guardian, Olin, Princess Diana