HUD Report Says Not Enough Beds for Homeless
Homeless population far outnumbers available beds, report finds
Fortunes of Wealthiest People Largely Unspent
Wealthiest have potential and motivation to give far more
Changing the Rules for Reporting Executive Compensation
Dan Prives, author of the Where Most Needed blog and an expert on charity finance, says the Internal Revenue Service needs to make it easier for the public to monitor executive compensation. And he has plenty of ideas about how to achieve that goal. Last week Mr. Prives took Yale University’s 990…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
A Charity Watchdog Applauds the Postal Increase
Trent Stamp, founder of the Charity Navigator watchdog site, is applauding a plan to raise postal rates for charities. While most nonprofit groups are opposed to the proposed rate increase, Mr. Stamp figures that if costs go up, charities might be more cautious in sending direct-mail appeals.…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
A ‘Second Life’ for Nonprofit Groups
The popular online game Second Life is attracting plenty of interest in the nonprofit world. Second Life says it has more than two million registered users or “residents” who function online as “avatars,” the digital characters they choose to represent themselves. Now a blog called NPSL: Nonprofits…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Hillary Clinton’s Foundation Disclosure: Does It Matter?
The blog Philanthropybeat says The Washington Post turned an afterthought of a story into front-page news when it reported on Tuesday that Sen. Hillary Clinton did not disclose her ties to the Clinton Family Foundation on her Senate financial disclosure reports. Such disclosures are required under…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor