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Claire Dunning

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Philanthropy for Radicals

The Garland Fund was not a typical foundation, but its history shows the potential role philanthropy can play in moments of rising authoritarianism.

by Claire Dunning via Dissent on February 12, 2026
Mapping Renewal, Engaging Residents

Reflections on Freedom House and citizen participation in Boston's urban renewal.

by Claire Dunning via Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center on July 28, 2023
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How the Rise of Urban Nonprofits Has Exacerbated Poverty

While "meds and eds" have powered urban economies, they haven't been the gateway out of poverty that many hoped.

by Claire Dunning via Made By History on September 24, 2019

Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State

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Architectural drawing of Boston Harbor from above.

Who Profits?

How nonprofits went from essential service providers to vehicles for programs shaped and approved by capital.

by Justin H. Vassallo via The Baffler on July 25, 2022

People talking about a neighborhood map, from the cover of Claire Dunning's book "Nonprofit Neighborhoods."

Grantmaking as Governance

A new book examines how the US government funded the growth of — and delegated governance to — the nonprofit sector.

by Benjamin Soskis via Stanford Social Innovation Review on May 26, 2022

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