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Danielle Allen on Democracy Renovations

If democracy is unraveling, what can save it? Scholar, author, and nonprofit leader Danielle Allen joins The Commons in Conversation to talk about a range of solutions

Aug 5 2025
28 min

Move Over, Mega-Donors! Philanthropist Hali Lee on the Power of Collective Giving

Does philanthropy share in the blame for America's divisions? Hali Lee, co-founder of the Donors of Color Network, believes that large foundations and billionaire d

Jul 29 2025
33 min

Why Big Philanthropy Is Funding Small Hyperlocal Projects

As federal Washington burns with division and conflict, some grant makers are trying to repair the country’s social fabric by strengthening communities. Join Rockefeller

Jul 22 2025
35 min

La June Montgomery Tabron: A 'Powerful Journey' Toward Racial Healing

From its post in America’s heartland, the 95-year-old W.K. Kellogg Foundation has achieved a diversity in grant making that has eluded many foundations: In the past decad

Jul 15 2025
32 min

Barbara Kingsolver: How Did Urban and Rural America Become Enemies?

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver frequently writes and talks about the origins of — and cure for — what she calls "urban-rural antipathy." Her most recent

Jul 8 2025
34 min

Reid Hoffman's $10 Million Competition to Rebuild Trust in Institutions

Introducing The Commons in Conversation podcast, an offshoot of The Commons, a special project from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Our season kicks off with this urgent

Jun 30 2025
30 min