OVERVIEW
For many – especially those Givers, Doers, and Thinkers who appreciate the First Amendment straight up and full bore – the concern for donor privacy is quite real, and worthy of regular attention, and that is why the Center for Civil Society is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 3rd to discuss “Just How Important Is Donor Privacy?”
We can answer that right now: plenty. But a deep dive into why donor privacy matters, and what risks it faces in a politically charged America where unfailing respect for free speech is diminishing, is what we are after, and what a “we” we have.
SPEAKERS
Jack Fowler will moderate the conversation with three people holding excellent credentials in the various aspects of donor-privacy: John Bursch, the accomplished lawyer who helped lead the fight before the High Court (he quarterbacked Thomas More Law Center v Bonta, the twin case to the Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta ruling which upheld donor-privacy rights), Elizabeth McGuigan, policy director of the Philanthropy Roundtable, who has written frequently and wisely about the issue and American Enterprise Institute fellow Howard Husock, the highly respected philanthropy scholar who knows the whereabouts and whatabouts of politicized “dark money” hunters.