Feb 9, 2021 | Alan's Letter
In a word…Bezos (as in, “you say Jeff Bay-zos, I say Jeff Bee-zos, let’s call the whole thing off”). Jeff Bezos (it is bay-zos) isn’t all bad. Incredible entrepreneur. The Washington Post benefactor. He doesn’t appear to be giving money to hate groups, as some 351...
Jan 26, 2021 | Alan's Letter
Happy New Year (it began January 20 this year)! When Lady Gaga, JLo, Garth Brooks and the President of the United States can be upstaged by a young black female poet, Amanda Gorman, you know you are witnessing something amazing. I suspect that if we could bottle all...
Jan 12, 2021 | Alan's Letter
You may have noticed a certain Dickensian theme running through my recent writings. It began with the image of Oliver Twist (nonprofits) begging his master (private foundations and rich donors) for more. During the Christmas holiday we had the wealthiest Americans...
Dec 29, 2020 | Alan's Letter
For CCC’s Philanthropist of the Year award it would be appropriate to give it to the 57 signers of the Crisis Charitable Commitment, a hearty group of individuals and foundations who have shown leadership in digging deep in this time of crisis. But after thinking long...
Dec 15, 2020 | Alan's Letter
CCC Week Twenty Two (which for those of you who have been paying close attention to my bi-weekly letter will know is a YO number): I have sent out 12 bi-weekly letters (plus a few others) that have tried to make the case for uber-rich individuals and foundations to...
Dec 1, 2020 | Alan's Letter
or, OLIVER TWIST MEETS #GIVING TUESDAY The American people, or at least most of us, are a generous lot. The somewhat well-off, middle class, working class, and even the poor, will be contributing to what should be a record Giving Tuesday. But the $600 million or so...
