Opinion: Arts Managers Should Emulate Detroit Museum
The Detroit Institute of Arts’ success in persuading regional voters to back a slight tax hike to support the strapped museum offers important lessons for leaders of other financially shaky arts institutions, says a Wall Street Journal critic.
Nonprofit Inquiry Thrusts Fundraising Costs Into the Spotlight
Two charities that owe millions of dollars to a fundraising consulting firm cite a veteran philanthropy scholar to justify putting most of their money into direct-mail appeals.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Tough Questions Raised About a Fundraising Company’s Approach
Quadriga Art is under fire for its ties to charities that spend most of the money they raise on direct mail.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
2 Reasons Grant Makers Should Race to Aid Immigrant Charities
Nonprofits face a challenge helping the one million children of illegal immigrants who starting today can apply to stay temporarily in the United States without fear of deportation.
By HUGH HOGAN
Contributor
Now the Presidential Race Is About Nonprofit Issues
Paul Ryan would place impossible burdens on the nonprofit world under his budget plan. Adding him to the GOP ticket puts front and center questions about who takes responsibility for the common good.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
Ford Needs a Smarter Approach to Newspaper Grants
The foundation’s announcement that it is providing $500,000 to help The Washington Post strengthen its coverage is inappropriate and a waste of money.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Opinion: Innovation a Victim of Opera Groups’ Tight Finances
A New York Times critic examines how the weak economy and declining donations have affected programming as well as operations at major American opera organizations.
Lance Armstrong Cancer Group at Crossroads Amid Doping Inquiry
With the legal fight over doping allegations against cyclist Lance Armstrong set to begin, USA Today examines the controversy’s impact on Livestrong, the cancer survivor’s charity.
A United Way’s Misguided Focus on Big Charities
The District of Columbia United Way follows other donors that are increasingly causing the gap to grow between haves and have-nots in the nonprofit world.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Antidote to Nonprofit Scandals: the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Boards and chief executives should use the law’s anniversary as a time to revisit its admonitions on how to avoid corruption.
By michael peregrine
Contributor