Pakistani Private-School Group Assails Nobel Laureate Malala
An association that claims to represent 150,000 private schools in Pakistan issued a scathing denunciation Monday of education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, accusing her of undermining Islam and national ideology, reports The New York Times.
As Crises Mount, a Push for Communities to Focus on Resilience
In a book being released today, the Rockefeller Foundation’s president, Judith Rodin, discusses a major new effort to guide communities to be more nimble, innovative, and better prepared for inevitable challenges.
By Libby Sander
Contributor
What Fundraisers Can Learn From Tom Menino, Boston’s ‘Urban Mechanic’
The death last week of Boston’s longest-serving mayor is a reminder of qualities that make a public official beloved—and can help a fundraiser do a better job.
By Marie Longo
Contributor
The Advocacy Work of Grant Makers Doesn’t End When Policy Battles Are Won
Grant makers can ultimately lose the battle if they don’t look ahead to the policies’ implementation and how market forces will react.
By Gwen I. Walden
Contributor
Charities Conquer Political Gridlock to Carve New Paths
Nonprofits are springing up across the country, and even in the most politically combative states, people are working together to forge a new path of possibility and hope.
By RICHARD HARWOOD
Contributor
Opinion: Beware ‘Free Market’ Entry Into Disaster Response
A former resident of a New York City neighborhood ravaged by the storm questions the efficacy of “free-market-based” disaster relief in an opinion column for Al Jazeera America, citing issues with the Robin Hood Foundation’s post-storm work.
Opinion: Is ‘Big Philanthropy’ Incompatible with Democracy?
Longtime foundation leader Gara LaMarche offers a lengthy critique of the burgeoning role of “big philanthropy” in driving public policy in an essay for the journal Democracy.
Donor-Advised Funds Let Wall Street Steer Charitable Donations
Ever more money is being warehoused in these funds instead of going directly to charities, which are struggling with growing needs.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Donor-Advised Funds Are a Boon to Savvy Charities
Most people who establish them have a strong desire to give, and the funds make it easier for tax advisers to broach the subject of charitable donations with their clients.
By KEN NOPAR
Contributor
Opinion: Boston Globe Blew It on Attorney General’s Suit Aiding Charity
A Boston magazine editor takes The Boston Globe to task for an article the daily published last week he says misleadingly linked a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley and a housing nonprofit headed by one of her financial backers.