Why Charitable Giving and Philanthropy Matter Today

By Erica Rosenthal

Charitable giving and philanthropy are as important today as ever. In the midst of the pandemic and national reckoning with racial injustice, Americans from all backgrounds are giving in different and important ways. Understanding these trends, how they are shifting and how media can and does influence the discourse is the subject of this Urban Institute podcast, featuring our Director of Research, Erica Rosenthal. She also gives a sneak preview into our soon-to-be-released research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on philanthropy and charitable giving in the media.

PODCAST: Why Charitable Giving and Philanthropy Matter Today

Erica Rosenthal is the Research Director for the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project.

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