Taking On the 1%: Fighting a Big Nonprofit
A nursing home’s threat to evict a vulnerable 75-year-old raises questions about why the charity deserves the benefits of tax-exempt status.
By Eric Kelderman
Contributor
Seizing a Crisis: How Great Nonprofits Grew Amid the Economy’s Challenges
Taking audacious actions to start new programs and raise more money helped some of the nation’s most prominent nonprofits thrive in the Great Recession.
By Heather McLeod Grant
Contributor
Fund Helps Build the Boards of Grantee Organizations
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation places foundation employees on the boards of the groups it supports so it can help build a governance system that works for the long haul.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ore. Magnate Leaves $175-Million to Multiple Charities
Fred W. Fields also left more than $25-million to a dozen universities and other nonprofits.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Low-Wage Workers Deserve More From Nonprofits
Charities need to improve the pay and benefits they offer to people who do challenging jobs, like providing home health care, nonprofit officials urge.
U. of Texas Scandal Shows Power of Media to Spotlight Lavish Nonprofit Spending
Reporters have come under criticism for questioning a powerful and respected nonprofit leader in Dallas, but without their efforts, nobody would have known about hundreds of thousands of dollars of inappropriate spending.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Opinion: Catholic Birth-Control Lawsuits Test the Constitution
The suits by more than 40 Catholic organizations reveal a changing relationship with the federal government, the Church’s former ally, says a Wall Street Journal commentary.
A New Kind of IPO for Facebook’s Millionaires
It’s time for the newly rich to lead the charge to ensure philanthropy puts more dollars and decision making into the hands of the minorities who will soon collectively become the nation’s majority.
By Kelly Brown
Contributor
Why Watching CEO Expense Accounts Matters
In the midst of major leadership issues, nobody wants to spend time monitoring a chief executive’s discretionary spending, but abuse of a nonprofit’s checkbook can bring down a leader and damage a nonprofit’s reputation.
By michael peregrine
Contributor
Opinion: Colleges Must Open Up About Endowments
Well-heeled universities should do more to tailor their investments to match their public mission and be more transparent about their portfolios, a Chronicle of Higher Education commentator writes.