Amy Schiller
Amy Schiller is the author of The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong and How to Fix It and a visiting scholar at Dartmouth College.
Stories by This Author
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Opinion | Good Gift, Bad Gift?Parks for the People
Lilly’s record grant to the National Park Foundation has some intriguing benefits. -
Opinion | Good Gift-Bad Gift?
The Good, Bad, and Boring of Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Hopkins Gift
While making medical school free is a worthy endeavor, to truly transform health care, Bloomberg needs to think bigger. -
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How French Gates’s $12.5 Billion Could Move the Needle for Women
To change the economic and social structures that harm women, she should invest in caregiving, reproductive rights, and cultural change. -
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The Decline in Small-Dollar Giving Hurts Bottom Lines — and Democracy
Mega-donations make headlines but send the message that philanthropy is for the wealthy. We need to celebrate the little gifts that add up to even more. -
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Opinion: How Philanthropy Can Show That Black Lives Matter
Foundations could reduce the heartbreaking violence of recent weeks by helping cash-strapped cities so there’s no reason for them to ask cops to raise revenue by targeting people of color for fine- and fee-producing minor offenses. -
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Opinion: Bloomingdale’s ‘Icons With Impact’ Campaign Symbolizes Worrisome Shift in Philanthropy
Giving becomes a product in a drive co-sponsored with Levi’s, and what is supposed to be selfless becomes all about self. -
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Opinion: The End of ‘Parks and Recreation’ Is Sad for Philanthropy
The show was the only prime-time program that managed to make fun of grant making while showing its importance to society. -
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Renaming Avery Fisher Hall Raises the Question of Authenticity
Avery Fisher’s dedication to music infused every aspect of his life. Naming the hall after him symbolized philanthropy that connected one person to a genuine passion. -
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Ferguson Shooting, Not Ice-Bucket Craze, Demands Philanthropy’s Focus
Foundations and nonprofits are spending so much time talking about the ice-bucket frenzy and not nearly enough about healing racial and political divisions.
