Ann Searight Christiano

In the early 1990s, the dairy industry was worried: American milk consumption had dropped to less than a cup a day. A $25 million campaign was born, placing celebrities in magazines wearing milk mustaches, and …

The United States has the largest philanthropic sector in the world. Foundations and similar grant makers have $1.5 trillion in assets and disburse more than $100 billion annually to everything from hospitals and museums to making communities more walkable and improving care at the end of life. Many foundations task in-house and outside communications experts with helping the public learn about their grant making and its impact.