Nonprofit Abuses Won’t Stop Without Tougher Rules and Regulators
Federal rules on charities need to prevent self-dealing, excessive compensation, and other problems undermining trust in charities.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Pride Is a Virtue That Can Reinvigorate a Nonprofit’s Work
Can we honestly act surprised when private or public money declines if the nonprofits that advocate for good causes appear to be what their critics claim: removed and therefore inanimate in many people’s lives?
By Brendan Tapley
Contributor
Immigration Overhaul Needs Foundation Support Now More Than Ever
Many of the goals grant makers seek to advance could be reached if 11 million people in the country illegally were no longer forced to live in the shadows.
By GARA LAMARCHE
Contributor
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Launches Advocacy Group Fwd.us
Billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday the launch of a nonprofit organization expected to spend millions of dollars pushing to overhaul immigration and education and urging a greater investment in scientific research, the Los Angeles Times and TechCrunch write.
The Hard Work of Achieving Results
Two new books focus attention on how nonprofits can work to produce change and get results.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
I Give Millions to Charities. Here’s Why It’s Unwise to Limit Tax Breaks
New nonprofits that are taking risks and pursuing innovations are most likely to suffer if Congress curbs deductions for donations.
By Earle I. Mack
Contributor
Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers
The head of the Nathan Cummings Foundation learned the value of making personal efforts to understand the problems philanthropy seeks to solve.
By Simon Greer
Contributor
How Grant Makers Can Best Help Charities Build Fundraising Muscle
Organizations often need stronger leadership and management before they are ready for ambitious campaigns.
By Linda Wood
Contributor
Charitable-Deduction Fight Distracts From Bigger Financial Battle
As governments seek to narrow tax exemptions, nonprofits need to find new ways to show why they deserve to avoid levies.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Opinion: Kremlin Moves ‘Paralyze’ Russian Nonprofits
A wave of raids by Russian authorities on the offices of human rights, environmental, and other organizations is expected to continue and could lead to the shutdown of nonprofit groups and the prosecution of their leaders, a Russian journalist and author writes in the International Herald Tribune.