In 2012, Governance Issues Won’t Take a Holiday
Nonprofit leaders and trustees should think hard about what happens if tax breaks to encourage charity are eliminated and how nonprofits will be affected by new standards for fiduciary conduct likely to result from widespread scandal in 2011.
By michael peregrine
Contributor
Marriage of Philanthropy and Capitalism Looks to Remain Healthy in the Years Ahead
The marriage of philanthropy and business has grown stronger in the bad economy and has grown healthier from the debates about its merits, write Matthew Bishop and Michael Green, co-authors of Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World.
By MICHAEL GREEN
Contributor
Where Has All the Haiti Money Gone?
Too much has gone to big international organizations and not enough to the grass-roots groups that could make a big difference.
How Nonprofits Make Data Fun and Informative
More organizations are designing infographics that weave anecdotes and solid evidence into easy-to-read elements for donors and others.
By MATTHEW SCHARPNICK
Contributor
Opinion: Big Donors Use Wealth to Set Policy Agenda
Big-ticket “philanthrocapitalism” carries a hidden cost as the country’s wealthiest donors increasingly use their giving to set public-policy priorities in education, health, and other issues, a sociology professor writes in The Washington Post.
The Most-Viewed Giveaway Stories of 2011
Readers of The Chronicle’s blog on giving were interested in Steve Jobs’s opinions about philanthropy and advice for grant seekers.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Philanthropy Buzzwords of 2011
“Disruption” and “amplify” are among the words that echo across the nonprofit world, but nothing is more ubiquitous than the Twitter hashtag.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
A Foundation Leader With Innovation and Risk-Taking in His DNA
Owen Lopez’s nearly two-decade tenure leading the McCune Charitable Foundation, in Santa Fe, ends this year, but his mark on philanthropy endures.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
How We Can Get More Money to Deserving Charities
Donor loyalty and emotions mean that the same groups keep getting the bulk of contributions year after year, whether or not they are the most worthy.
By Greg Ulrich
Contributor
Opinion: Cash Better Than Cans for Holiday Food Drives
Giving money to antihunger charities should replace traditional holiday food drives that burden nonprofit groups with boxes of canned goods they can purchase more cheaply than consumers can or that do not meet their nutritional standards, a correspondent for online magazine Slate writes.