U.K. Abuse Scandal Shows Risk for Charities in Strong Celebrity Tie
The firestorm in Britain over child-abuse allegations against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile highlights the dangers for nonprofit groups that are synonymous with individual stars, as is also the case with Lance Armstrong’s foundation, says The Guardian.
Go Beyond Counting Tweets to Find Success With Social Media
Groups that are best at analyzing their use of Facebook and Twitter conduct low-risk experiments and share their results online to get feedback from others.
By Beth Kanter and Katie Delahaye Paine
Obama and Romney Have Distinct Views About Responsibility for Society
Nonprofits should listen hard to how voters (many of them charity donors) grapple with questions about the responsibilities of government and individuals.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Nonprofits Must Put a Human Face on Suffering to Avoid the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Skyrocketing demand for services, massive dollar losses from government contracts, and a loss of nonprofit jobs are at stake from inaction Congress. It’s time for nonprofit leaders to show voters what’s at stake.
By DIANE YENTEL
Contributor
Charities Shouldn’t Strive to Speak in Only One Voice
Independent Sector’s self-serving and opaque report calling for one organization to be a hub for nonprofit advocacy misses the mark and focuses on the wrong priorities.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Opinion: The Corcoran’s Board Has Lost the Public’s Faith
As the Corcoran weighs a proposal to move the museum and art school, an opinion piece in the Washington Post suggests that it might be time for the Washington cultural institution to fire its board members.
Nonprofit Drive Helps Hundreds of Thousands Register to Vote
Nonpartisan groups brought together businesses, volunteers, artists, and election administrators to make registering to vote a celebration.
By Matt Singer
Contributor
Opinion: Examining Where Impact Investing Works Best
Social-enterprise practitioners and advisers discuss how impact investors should deploy their dollars and measure their effectiveness in a New York Times financial column.
From Skeptic to Biggest Donor of World Wildlife Fund
The billionaire has given $50-million to an ambitious plan to conserve six regions of Mexico.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
The Most Crucial Gifts Are Often the Ones That Keep the Lights On
Donors who come from the business world understand the need for unrestricted gifts better than foundation executives do.
By Colburn Wilbur
Contributor