November 13, 2003
The New Politics of Philanthropy
The debate in the House of Representatives over the Charitable Giving Act of 2003 offered a rare spectacle: conservative Republican legislators quoting with enthusiasm research prepared by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a left-leaning philanthropy watchdog group.
The specific area of agreement in this instance may have been arcane and technical. Right and left both were pushing for a measure that would prohibit foundations from counting administrative costs, like
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