Oct 31, 2023 | Alan's Letter
I don’t have much to say (in writing) about the tragedy we are witnessing in the Middle East, not to mention Ukraine, or Lewiston, Maine, other than we are at the brink of electing an autocratic gun-loving felon as our next President, while otherwise caring foundation...
Sep 26, 2023 | Alan's Letter
I admit to being a slow learner, but perhaps not as slow as some of my colleagues in philanthropy. For decades I’ve been a democracy purist, arguing that we had to greatly increase charitable investments in structural democracy reforms (public financing of elections,...
Aug 29, 2023 | Alan's Letter
It’s summertime, the livin’ is easy, and I have 50 CCC letters under my belt, making this a good time to look back and reflect a bit on our mission and these letters. All 50 are on our website under the original heading “A*Musings,” a title that was supposed to...
Jul 25, 2023 | Alan's Letter
As you read this month’s letter, it is helpful to keep in mind: There is over $200 billion sitting in donor-advised funds There is over $1.3 trillion sitting in private foundation endowments There is over $18 trillion being held by the top 0.1% of US households (those...
Jun 27, 2023 | Alan's Letter
I was in Jerusalem last week to attend a conference marking the 50th anniversary (delayed a year due to COVID) of the Leonard Davis Institute on International Relations at Hebrew University, which was titled “The Futures of the Liberal International Order (LIO).” In...
May 30, 2023 | Alan's Letter
{Spoiler Alert: This is a personal, partisan, pro-democracy letter. After reading, please file this away in your Now or Never folder.} Memorial Day has just passed, and we are reminded that freedom is not free and cannot be taken for granted. What we’ve fought for in...
