John, I'm excited to share the latest from CRC with you:

What lesson should donors take from the Bannon indictment?
True or not, the allegations against Steve Bannon and his colleagues about misuse of We Build the Wall donations are a warning to all donors, large and small. Abuses of donor intent often involve private foundations that are captured by left-wing managers. But another way to violate donor intent is simple theft. CRC's Michael Watson tells the cautionary tale here.

If it acts like a labor union, is it a labor union?
Working Washington is an unusual nonprofit. It receives most of its funding from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), fully supports the SEIU's left-wing ideology, is led by former SEIU leaders, and shares office space with SEIU Local 775. Yet it presents itself as an independent nonprofit that advocates for workers. CRC's Jonathan Harsh exposes this union front group here.

What's the most outrageous irony in the Russiagate investigation?
We're publishing extensive documentation of the horrors of Russiagate, the media-hyped conspiracy theory that the 2016 Trump campaign was colluding with Russia. As part of this work, CRC's Ken Braun documents five of the most outrageous Russiagate ironies here.

Which U.S. agency changed a regulation per our recommendation?
In March, CRC submitted public comments to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of a proposed regulation that would allow federal agencies to terminate grants that no longer serve the agency's priorities. In mid-August, the OMB released a final rule in line with CRC's recommendations. CRC's Robert Stilson explains the implications here.

Featured Interview

Hayden Ludwig Talks George Soros

On the Bill Meyer Show, CRC's Hayden Ludwig digs into the Open Society nexus and George Soros's influence.

Listen to the 23-minute interview here.

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InfluenceWatch Podcast 134
Big Philanthropy and the Professional Left

In this episode, I'm joined by Mike Hartmann, CRC Senior Fellow and Director of CRC's Center for Strategic Giving. It's said that in warfare, amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics. With that in mind, we'll talk advocacy logistics, specifically the multi-billion-dollar world of private foundations that sustains much of the Professional Left; the position of the Right in advocacy resources and the effects of the falls of Steve Bannon and Jerry Falwell on those resources; and what is to be done about the advantages Big Philanthropy gives the professional Left.

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