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Romanita Hairston & building stronger nonprofits through regional philanthropy

Sadie Elliott & the new playbook for Christian school funding

Destiny Rojo & the future of small-town philanthropy

Hanna Skandera & Reviving Civics in America

Rob Hays & What Great Board Members Get Right

Steve Zabilski & Rethinking the Overhead Myth

Season 9 of the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers: America at 250, Part III

Eric Cook & rescuing education from mediocrity

David Bobb & the quiet revolution in education

John Rhee & the crisis of meaning in medicine

Peter Murphy & the power shift in American education

Richard Avramenko, Justin Dyer, and Josh Dunn & rethinking academia for the common good

Andrew Laubacher & fighting digital addiction and restoring human connection

Pastor Corey Brooks & building a blueprint for urban transformation

Cary Sanders and Ralph May & overcoming societal barriers after incarceration

Joel Penton & Bible education during school hours

Pano Kanelos & a fresh model for higher ed

Season 8 of the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers: America at 250, Part II

Patrick Deneen & why liberalism failed

Wendy Wang & the collapse of the modern marriage market

Aaron Renn & the three worlds of Evangelicalism

Joshua Hochschild & the principle of subsidiarity

James Piereson & the impact of conservative philanthropy

Susan McWilliams Barndt & the practice of fraternity

Les Lenkowsky & the Jewish philanthropic tradition in America

John Pinheiro & the Dark Side of American Philanthropy

Wilfred McClay & the politicization of history

Walter McDougall & the invention of American exceptionalism

Season 7 of the Givers, Doers, & Thinkers Podcast: America at 250

From the Archive: Patrick Deneen & what's next for America

From the Archive: Timothy P. Carney & whether the American dream is dead

From the Archive: Jonathan Haidt & fostering resilience in the age of anxiety

Amy Sherman & the biblical call for peace and prosperity

Matthew Crawford & the rise of the Humanitarian Party

Russell James & unlocking the secrets of Socratic fundraising

Jeff Sandefer & fostering a culture of innovation

Christie Herrera & protecting philanthropic freedom

Brent Beshore & a new approach to private equity

Jeremy Tedesco & corporate America's attack on free speech

John Cuddeback & crafting a life of joy

Marcus A. Ruzek & veteran philanthropy

Aaron Withe & the resistance against government unions

Alexandra O. Hudson & bringing back civility

Oren Cass & economics of the future

Joshua Mitchell & the deconstruction of mediating institutions

Ericka Andersen & women's religious exodus

James Whitford & characteristics of effective charity

Les Lenkowsky & America's giving landscape

Carrie Tynan & intentional grantmaking

Mark T. Mitchell & property ownership in America

Ian Rowe & leading a meaningful life

Rusty Reno & the return of strong gods

Jay Hein & social impact investing

David Bahnsen & philanthropic investments

Mary Eberstadt & the breakdown of identity politics

Teddy Schleifer & America's modern philanthropists

Dean Riesen & charitable sustainability

Gary Anderson & charity's role in biblical tradition

Tim Reichert & restoring the middle class

Christine Rosen & the practice of eugenics in America

Erik Twist & the education system's issue with systems

Michael E. Hartmann & philanthropy's biggest problems

Christopher Caldwell & the age of entitlement

Ismael Hernandez & breathing the air of freedom

Philip Hamburger & restrictions on a charity's free speech

Mark Roosevelt & the philanthropy of higher education

John Papola & media's influence on civil society

Jack Fowler & the publication of ideas in civil society

Jonathan Haidt & the moral intuitions and untruths that separate us but perhaps don’t need to

David Patrick King & religion's influence on philanthropy

JP De Gance & rebuilding marriage in America

Helen Pluckrose & woke culture's spell on civil society

Howard Husock & who killed civil society

Tim Kachuriak & the data behind digital fundraising

Helen Andrews & how boomers promised freedom but delivered disaster

Brad Wilcox & 2020's impact on marriages

Kevin Youngblood & the power of planting trees

Elise Westhoff & protecting investments of philanthropy

Timothy P. Carney & whether the American dream is dead

Ben Soskis & the untold history of philanthropy

Gracy Olmstead & our need for rootedness

William B. Allen & building a national character

Tom Riley & how to give well

Bill Kauffman & repairing communal life in America

Garrett Johnson & the future of technology in government

Patrick Deneen & what's next for America

Gabe Cooper & the joy of fundraising

T.K. Coleman & the values of agency and artistry

Alicia Manning & the richness of reciprocity

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