The American people give vastly more in philanthropic donations on a percentage basis than anyone in the world. This is the best-kept secret in American textbooks. Any schoolboy would have the impression that government intervention is required in order to get things done — after all, who else is going to do it? The suppressed history of American philanthropy is fascinating and compelling, and our expert guest takes us through this important part of American history and culture.
About the Guest
Karl Zinsmeister is vice president of publications for the Philanthropy Roundtable. Before that he spent 13 years as editor of The American Enterprise, the magazine of the American Enterprise Institute. From 2006 to 2009 he served in the West Wing as the president’s chief domestic policy adviser.
Book Discussed
The Almanac of American Philanthropy
Related Link
Charitable Giving and the Fabric of America
Guest’s Websites
PhilanthropyRoundtable.org
KarlZinsmeister.com
Listener Website Mentioned
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