Former President Bill Clinton opened the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting by raising his concerns about rising political violence and other issues.

Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds.

Collins, a director of the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, thinks the government should compel foundations and donor-advised funds to step up their contributions. It’s hard to run an organization like that.”Arnold proposes a more modest solution — the Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving. “It’s really a solution in search of a problem.”In the midst of last year's devastating pandemic recession, charitable giving rose modestly for the year. “Charitable giving has been a silver lining through this crisis and, frankly, through throughout history,” Westhoff said. AdCollins, who is holding out hope for his plan to require increased payouts, argues that the tax system's favorable treatment of foundations and donor-advised funds may provide the strongest rationale.