Karl Zinsmeister
Vice President of Publications, 
The Philanthropy Roundtable, Washington, D.C.

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 “How Philanthropy Created America, and Can Rescue Us Now”

Philanthropy in America is a bursting, bubbling impulse that has vital effects on almost every sector of our society. In this lively talk, former White House domestic policy adviser Karl Zinsmeister sketches the unappreciated scope of charitable giving, and argues that without it there would be no America as we know it. Private action to solve public problems is one of the practices that most distinguishes the U.S. from other nations, and it continues to play a crucial role in keeping our communities healthy and our economy burgeoning.