THE PHILANTHROPIC ENTERPRISE

Consequentialism and Philanthropy: The Legacy of a Revolutionary

By Heather Wood Ion
Insofar as civility—the virtue of the citizen—requires disinterested interest in what is right not for the direct benefit of the individual but for the country, the generosity of philanthropy achieves significance far beyond that of charity.

Dancing the Measures of Transformation

By Heather Wood Ion
Peter Drucker said that 95 percent of what matters in an organization cannot be counted. J. K. Galbraith said, “If it is not counted, it tends not to be noticed.”

Pioneer Virtues

By Heather Wood Ion
For the Western pioneers, justice was a concrete action to be taken in specific circumstances, not an abstraction; happiness was a pursuit, not a right; and democratic decisions were a practical more than a political responsibility.

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