Nonprofits Need to Talk About Race, Not Just Diversity
Impassioned exchanges at recent philanthropy conferences showed a bracing willingness to put racism on the table.
By Tamara Copeland
Contributor
Opinion: Charities Are Hamstrung by Restricted Donations
Nonprofit consultant Caroline Fiennes argues in a Financial Times commentary that the desire of many big donors to fund “the glamorous stuff” actually limits the value of their giving.
Fighting Joblessness Is Key to Accomplishing Philanthropy’s Goals
A new study that finds a link between life span and income demonstrates the urgent need to build economic opportunity for the poor and middle class.
By David Flaks
Contributor
Opinion: Getty Lawsuit Could Affect Foundation Diversity
A Los Angeles Times column looks at the potential impact on charitable organizations of a white woman’s court challenge to a Getty Foundation program aimed at boosting diversity at area arts groups.
Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time
Charities that had planned ahead for glitches fared far better than those that didn’t — and at least one group raised even more money than it did last year.
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Opinion: Red Cross CEO on What Nonprofits Can Teach Business
Gail McGovern, who left a corporate career in 2008 to become president and chief executive of the American Red Cross, writes in a Fortune commentary about lessons businesses can learn from how nonprofits operate, and vice versa.
Opinion: Why a Breast-Cancer Activist Hates Charity Walks
The executive director of advocacy group Breast Cancer Action raises questions in The Washington Post about the finances of the popular springtime fundraising events put on by groups like Susan G. Komen and the Avon Foundation.
Presidential Candidates: Stop Shouting and Start Emulating Nonprofit Leaders
Charities depend on Americans getting involved in civic life, so we need to speak out about what’s wrong with today’s political discourse.
By Susan Danish
Contributor
Pa. Asks 3 Board Members to Resign From Hershey Trust
The state’s attorney general wants trustees who have served for more than 10 years to depart and for board compensation to be reduced per a 2013 agreement with the $12 billion charity that operates the Milton Hershey School, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
5 Issues Foundations Must Confront to Stay Relevant
As criticism of philanthropy mounts, grant makers must rethink how to spend their endowments and work with grantees — and with one another.
By Phil Buchanan
Contributor