How America’s Independence from England Revolutionized US Philanthropy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

How America’s Independence from England Revolutionized US Philanthropy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Image Credit: John Trumbull – US Capitol on Wikimedia Commons This story was originally reported by Amanda Moniz of the Smithsonian Institution. John Hancock did something revolutionary 250 years ago when the Massachusetts merchant signed the Declaration of Independence, announcing to the world that 13 English colonies were freeing themselves from Great Britain and from monarchy. About a decade later, he signed up as a member of a charity aiding…