Big donors are funding Notre Dame’s restoration, but is philanthropy the best way to deal with a disaster?

Since the Notre Dame fire, many large corporations and philanthropic French families have made hefty donations to restoring the cathedral. There may be several factors that played into their decisions to donate, such as tax breaks, naming rights, and political access to French president Emmanuel Macron.

Credits

Guest:

  • Rob Reich - professor of Political Science at Stanford University, and co-Director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill, Rebecca Mooney, Amy Ta