David Callahan

Not to be confused withDavid Callaham.

David Callahan
Callahan in 2017
Born	1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) United States
Occupation	Author journalist editor
Alma mater	Hampshire College(BA) Princeton University(PhD)
Period	1990–present
Notable works	Demosco-founder Inside Philanthropyfounder
Relatives	Daniel Callahan(father)

David Callahan(born 1964/1965)is an American writer and editor. He is the founder and editor ofInside Philanthropy,a digital media site, and Blue Tent Daily, which offers in-depth reporting on progressive organizations and the Democratic Party.Previously, he was a senior fellow atDemos,a public policy group based in New York City that he co-founded in 1999. He is also an author and lecturer. He is best known as the author of the booksThe GiversandThe Cheating Culture.

Early life and education

David Callahan is the son of bio-ethicistDaniel Callahanand psychologist Sidney Callahan.He grew up inHastings-on-Hudson,New York.

He received his B.A. atHampshire College,and in 1997 received a PhD in Politics fromPrinceton University.

Career

Callahan was a fellow atThe Century Foundationfrom 1994 to 1999;his work area was US foreign policy and international affairs.

In 1999, Callahan co-founded the liberal think tankDemos.He left Demos in 2013 to startInside Philanthropy.

Inside Philanthropy

Callahan launched the news websiteInside Philanthropyin early 2014. The site's tag line is "Who's Funding What, and Why."It covers news about recent gifts by foundations and major donors, as well as the world of fundraising and trends in philanthropy. The site also includes profiles of funders to help nonprofits find money and publishes a daily newsletter. In addition, it issues its own set of annual awards, the "IPPYs," that include categories such as the "Philanthropist of the Year" and "Foundation President of the Year."Inside Philanthropyis mainly funded by subscriptions, which currently cost $397 a year or $47 a month.The site says that it "has never taken money from the funders we cover and never will."

Writing

In addition to his articles inInside Philanthropy,Callahan has written articles forThe Washington Post,Los Angeles Times,The New York Times,Foreign Policy,The American Prospect,andThe Nation.

In 1997 he wrote a political-thriller novel,State of the Union,in which Islamic terrorists plot to hijack planes and crash them into the Capitol building during the State of the Union address.

In 2002, Callahan wrote the bookKindred Spirits: Harvard Business School's Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Business,a history of the Harvard Business School Class of 1949.In an interview about the book withThe New York Times,Callahan contrasted this earlier group of business leaders, many of whom frowned onconspicuous consumption,with later generations of business leaders more motivated by greed.

ANew York Timesreview of his 2004 book,The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead,Chris Hedgescalled Callahan "a new liberal with old values".The book links the rise in unethical behavior in American society to economic and regulatory trends—particularly growing inequality. The libertarian magazineReasoncriticized Callahan for placing too much blame for cheating on the rise oflaissez-faireeconomics.

His 2007 bookThe Moral Centerexamines how amarket-based economy,i.e. capitalism, with its elevation of self-interest, undermines values that both liberals and conservatives care about.The American Prospectreviewed the book.

His 2017 bookThe Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Agelooks at top philanthropists such asMichael BloombergandMark Zuckerberg.The book was widely reviewed, including inThe New York Times,The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal,Financial Times,Time,andThe Atlantic.The Giversgenerated wide discussion and controversy in the world of philanthropy, including in industry publications such asThe Chronicle of Philanthropy,Stanford Social Innovation Review,andPhilanthropymagazine.

Bibliography

• Callahan, David (1990).Dangerous Capabilities: Paul Nitze and the Cold War.New York, NY: HarperCollins.ISBN978-0-06-016266-5.
• Callahan, David (1994).Between Two Worlds: Realism, Idealism, and American Foreign Policy After the Cold War.New York: HarperCollins Publishers.ISBN978-0-06-018213-7.
• Callahan, David (1998).Unwinnable Wars: American Power and Ethnic Conflict.New York: Hill and Wang.ISBN978-0-8090-3064-4.
• Callahan, David (1998).State of the Union.New York: Signet.ISBN978-0-451-19725-2.
• Callahan, David (2002).Kindred Spirits: Harvard Business School's Extraordinary Class of 1949 and How They Transformed American Business.Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley.ISBN978-0-471-41819-1.OCLC50630480.
• Callahan, David (2004).The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead.Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt.ISBN978-0-15-603005-2.OCLC858674447.
• Callahan, David (2007).The Moral Center: How Progressives Can Unite America Around Our Shared Values.Orlando: Harcourt.ISBN978-0-15-603298-8.
• Callahan, David (2010).Fortunes of Change: The Rise of the Liberal Rich and the Remaking of America(1 ed.). Hoboken, N.J: Wiley.ISBN978-0-470-17711-2.
• Callahan, David (2017) [2010].The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.Alfred A. Knopf.ISBN9781101947050.

External links

• Inside Philanthropy
• Demos website
• The Cheating Culture