More Grant-Maker CEOs and Presidents Should Serve on Foundation Boards
People with expertise in running a foundation can provide much-needed skills, like knowledge about oversight.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Opinion: In Praise of Criticizing Big Philanthropy
Sharp criticism of mega-donors who wield growing policy influence on issues such as public education and pension reform should be viewed as a “democratic imperative” rather than an uncivil attack on good intentions, a philanthropy scholar writes in The Atlantic.
Change of CEO Not the Reason Hewlett Ended Grant-Making Effort
A top official says a Chronicle columnist offers a misleading view of why the fund ended its Nonprofit Marketplace Initiative.
Hewlett Foundation Should Be More Open About Shuttered Program
The history of the effort to convince donors to make more rational giving decisions suggests that the reason for ending it had more to do with the new president’s priorities than the program itself.
By WILLIAM SCHAMBRA
Contributor
Jewish Charities’ Lack of Tolerance Maligns All Nonprofits
The vote last week by a major coalition of Jewish organizations to exclude a moderate group from membership represented a stand against openness inappropriate for any nonprofit.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Couple Embraces Eclectic Mix of Global Causes for $1.2-Billion Fund
Bill and Joyce Cummings are supporting a medical-training center in Africa, an effort to prevent genocide, and a broad range of nonprofits around Boston.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Top-Down, One-Issue Funding Is Not the Way to Support Social Movements
Grant makers can provide more than money, and their influence and connections can make a big difference to activists.
By LORI BARTCZAK
Contributor
Community Fund Plans to Keep Providing Operating Support
The community foundation says it wants to make sure its grant making aligns with the borough’s diverse needs.
Keeping Quiet About Wrongdoing at Nonprofits Only Makes Matters Worse
Nonprofits have been too lax when it comes to acknowledging internal malfeasance by leadership or staff, thus eroding public confidence.
By JEREMY KOHOMBAN
Contributor
Opinion: Who Is Helped by Western ‘Voluntourism’?
The New York Times online Room for Debate feature tackles whether Westerners who travel abroad to work on health, education, and development projects are genuinely helping the poor in developing countries.