Pa. Attorney General Report Changes Little at Hershey School
The conclusions, which absolve leaders of wrongdoing, are hard to square with what journalists and advocacy groups have reported.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Scandal Should Prompt IRS to Clarify Rules
To protect the integrity of groups pursuing nonpartisan activities, it’s important for the tax agency to be clearer about just what kinds of politicking social-welfare groups can pursue.
Opinion: Politicization of Nonprofits the Real IRS Scandal
The “faux controversy” over Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative groups masks the “genuine scandals” in the tax agency’s lax oversight of politically oriented social-welfare organizations, a Los Angeles Times columnist writes.
Pa. Ends Hershey Trust Inquiry and Orders Governance Changes
Pennsylvania’s attorney general and the Hershey Trust announced a settlement Wednesday that ends a two-year state investigation of the $10-billion charity’s financial and property moves, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Portrait of Current Girl Scouts Turmoil Doesn’t Reflect Organization’s Strength
The mission of the Girl Scouts is to serve young people. Whether its staff changes and affiliate reorganization are good for all employees is irrelevant, say three leaders of local affiliates.
Transparency and Lower Donor Tax Breaks Can Keep Telemarketers in Check
Too many direct-marketing companies are keeping the bulk of the money they raise for themselves.
By Brian Mittendorf
Contributor
To Create Equitable Institutions, We All Need to Shed Our Deeply Embedded Biases
Blacks, Latinos, Hispanics, and others now have the power and resources nonprofits need on their boards.
By Yanique Redwood
Contributor
Donations to Global Charities Too Often Come With Strings
Donors cite current overhead costs as proof that nonprofits already spend too much on administration, apparently oblivious to their own role in pushing up the very costs they question.
By Jeri Eckhart-Queenan and Jari Tuomala
Genuine Compassionate Conservatism Could Do Wonders for Poor Americans
Right-leaning donors would be wise to follow the advice of David Kuo, a former White House aide to George W. Bush, about the best ways to transform public policy.
By WILLIAM SCHAMBRA
Contributor
Robert Edgar: A Forceful Nonprofit Protector of Values and Ethics
The chief executive of Common Cause, who died at age 69 on Tuesday, was a strong coalition builder whose diplomatic style and ferocious passion for ethics made him an effective leader.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor