Opinion: What Melinda Gates Gets Wrong About Gender Equity
Ms. Gates and other wealthy “philanthrocapitalists” who focus on gender-based economic inequality correctly diagnose the problem but prescribe the wrong cures, focusing on technology and private-sector solutions rather than policy fixes, a Quartz writer argues.
Why Nonprofits Need to Give Workers a Sense of Purpose
Research shows the best employees aren’t in it for the money or the prestige.
By Aaron Hurst
Contributor
Presidential Race’s Insider-Outsider Revolt Holds Important Lessons for Philanthropy
The clash between how philanthropic plutocrats like the Gateses and the Kochs handle the demands of democracy mirrors the campaign divide.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
Stop Tolerating Donors Who Sexually Harass Fundraisers
Charities must pledge not to put up with donors who cross a line with fundraisers, no matter how generous they are.
By Arminda Lathrop
Contributor
21st-Century Fundraising Requires Nonprofits to Shake Up Their Cultures
Not everybody needs to ask for money, but getting more people involved in building relationships can solve some of fundraising’s chronic problems.
By Cynthia Gibson
Contributor
Philanthropy Needs More Reporters Like Those in ‘Spotlight’
Foundations and rich donors could do much to bolster investigative journalism that uncovers abuses like those The Boston Globe found in the Catholic Church, as portrayed in the Oscar-winning film.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Opinion: Public Pays Price for Knight’s Stanford Largesse
Phil Knight’s $400 million gift to fund Stanford University graduate-school scholarships “should reignite a dormant debate” over the cost to taxpayers of elite colleges’ burgeoning endowments and massive philanthropic support, a Los Angeles Times columnist writes.
What Nonprofits Can Learn From #OscarsSoWhite
Charities face the same problem as Hollywood, but we can all join a push to end bias and promote fair compensation.
By MONISHA KAPILA
Contributor
Phil Knight Gives $400 Million for Stanford Scholars Program
The Nike chairman’s latest education megagift will support a program conceived by Stanford’s president to recruit graduate students to tackle major social and environmental challenges, reports The New York Times.
Impact Investing Might Help Nonprofits Overseas Asphyxiated by Their Governments
As governments like Russia and China cut off charitable support from the United States and elsewhere, nonprofits might benefit from donors’ growing interest in blending investments and social-good work.
By EDWIN REKOSH
Contributor