When we last left GiveWell, the donor education startup was riding high on the strength of a successful media campaign resulting in a feature story and chat in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and later, coverage in the New York Times, New York Magazine, CNBC, NPR, and other outlets. The young organization, led by ex-hedge-fund twentysomethingsRead More
Archives for July 2008
Art and politics
I mentioned how I was surprised that at the National Performing Arts Convention in Denver, political speech at the plenary sessions was so openly embraced. Well, maybe I shouldn’t have been: according to the NEA’s Artists in the Workforce report (pdf), eight of the top ten states by number of artists per capita are blueRead More
Once more, with feeling
As a final epilogue on NPAC before it completely disappears from our memories (the official blog is already looking pretty dead), and in the spirit of contributing constructively to the discussion, I thought I’d share how I voted among the choices that were given to us at the final AmericaSpeaks town hall meeting/caucus session, andRead More