Reports & Publications

Faculty: Leslie Lenkowsky
Selected Works:

• "Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy,"(pp. 459-494), The State of Nonprofit America, 2nd Edition (L. M. Salamon (Ed.). Washington, DC: Brookings Institute for the Aspen Institute (2012)
• "Education and the Conservative Foundations," (with J. Piereson) in Reconnecting Education & Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital, (R. Bacchetti and T. Ehrlich, Eds.), New York: Jossey-Bass (2007)
• "The Politics of Doing Good: Philanthropic Leadership for the Twenty-First Century," (Chapter 3) Taking Philanthropy Seriously: Beyond Noble Intentions to Responsible Giving (W. Damon and S. Verducci, Eds). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press (2006)
• "The 'Best Uses' of Philanthropy for Reform," With the Best of Intentions (F. M. Hess, Ed.), Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press (2005)
• "Can Government Build Community? Lessons from the National Service Program," Gifts of Time and Money, (A. C. Brooks, Ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (2005)
• "Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy," The State of Nonprofit America, Lester M. Salamon, ed., Brookings Institution Press in collaboration with the Aspen Institute (2002)

Reports and Publications:

• "Move Aside Cyber Monday, Here Comes Giving Tuesday" - Indianapolis Star, December 2, 2013
• "Scouts Issue No-Politics Reminder" - San Diego Union Tribune, November 15, 2013
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. The Best Uses of Philanthropy for Reform. In Frederick M. Hess (ed.), With the Best of Intentions: How Philanthropy is Reshaping K-12 Education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press: 77-104. 2005.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. Can Government Build Community? Lessons from the National Service Program. (Arthur C.Brooks Ed.), Gifts of Time and Money: The Role of Charity in America's Communities. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield: 11-31. 2005.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. "The Not-So-Independent Sector," Philanthropy Magazine 19(1):37-39. 2005.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie and James Piereson. "Education and the Conservative Foundations." (Ray Bacchetti and Thomas Ehrlich eds.), Reconnecting Education & Foundations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass: 347-378. 2007.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. "The Politics of Doing Good: Philanthropic Leadership for the Twenty-first Century." (William Damon and Susan Verducci eds.), Beyond Noble Intentions. IUB, Ind.: Indiana University Press: 50-61. 2006.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. "Big Philanthropy." The Wilson Quarterly 31(1):47-51. 2007.
• Lenkowsky, Leslie. Anna Nicole Smith and the Transfer of Wealth.  www.onphilanthropy.com. 2006.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Should a Big Bequest Go to the Dogs?" The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 20: 23. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Business and Philanthropy are Inevitable Bedfellows." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20: 41. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Is it possible to do good both at home and abroad?" Dayton Daily News. April 30, 2008, A13.
• Leslie Lenkowsky."National Trusts." World Book Online Reference Center, 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Nonprofit World Could Emerge Stronger from Economic Crisis." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 21: 40. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Nonprofit Groups and Politics: Tread Lightly." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 21: 39. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Nonprofit Workers: Don't Forget the Republicans." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 21: 37. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "The Challenges of 'Creative Capitalism." The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 20:36. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Can Philanthropy Help the Middle East." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20:43. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Is the Goal of Philanthropy Simply Redistributing Money to the Poor?" The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20: 41. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Obama's Campaign Seeks Real Change in the Nonprofit World." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20: 35. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "A New Outlook on How Philanthropy Can Improve Schools." The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 20:9. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "In National Service, It's Quality, Not Quantity." The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 20: 26. 2008.
• Leslie Lenkowsky. "Philanthropy." World Book Online Reference Center.  2008.