In a Time of High Deficits, the Charitable Deduction May Be Too Costly to Keep
At a time of high deficits, a former foundation official says it’s time for nonprofits to stop trying to preserve tax write-offs for giving.
By JACK SHAKELY
Contributor
Steps Charity Leaders Can Take to Avoid ‘Getting Komened’
Nonprofits need to realize that the public has lost trust in all charities and prepare to defend their operations.
By michael peregrine
Contributor
Community Foundations Seek Winning Ideas That Are Fresh and Bold
Some organizations say they want to provide incentives for smart thinking instead of supporting the same kinds of programs that haven’t succeeded in fixing stubborn problems.
By Suzanne Sataline
Contributor
Grant Makers Must Heed Technology’s Impact on Their Causes
Foundations need to understand it’s not just about the cutting-edge tools or else they will end up the philanthropic equivalent of Blockbuster video.
By HELEN BRUNNER
Contributor
Experts Say Komen’s Financial Data Raise Few Questions
Accounting and legal experts praise the way the charity discloses how it spends money, but one watchdog worries that some fundraising expenses could be concealed.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Opinion: Komen Flap Shows Breast-Cancer Charities’ Fundraising Focus
In cutting off Planned Parenthood grants to placate one group of donors and reinstating them to mollify another, Susan G. Komen for the Cure exemplified the extent to which raising money dominates the operations of major breast-cancer charities, an educator and author writes in the Tampa Bay Times.
A Supreme Court Ruling Unlocks Government Aid for Religious Groups
A Supreme Court decision removes the roadblocks that have made it hard for federal dollars to flow to faith organizations.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Donors Shy Away From School Gifts That Could Make a Real Difference
The search for innovation and sexy new projects often means that donors fail to focus on efforts like making education for the disabled more cost-efficient and dealing with the dire effects on education wrought by family breakdown.
By Christopher A. Tessone
Contributor
To Help Guide a Donor’s Giving, an Adviser Keeps an Open Ear
Sunny Fischer, who leads the philanthropy of the Chicago investment adviser Richard Driehaus, says her role is to be a researcher and analyst, and observer.
By Maureen West
Contributor
As Tensions Over Wealth Gap Rise, the Rich Are Giving More
The nation’s 50 most-generous donors continued to direct most of their giving to colleges, foundations, and other causes rather than social-service groups. See the entire Philanthropy 50.
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Preston