Opinion: Global Aid ‘Business’ Serves Charities, Not the Poor
By spreading themselves globally and failing to measure what their poor “customers” want, international aid organizations waste taxpayer and donor funds and fail to serve the communities in which they operate, the founder of an African education charity argues in a Wall Street Journal commentary.
Opinion: Time to Reconsider Charity Status for Big-Time Sports
The Fiesta Bowl scandal raises question about whether multimillion-dollar sporting events should be allowed to operate as tax-exempt charities, a veteran sports journalist and blogger writes in an ESPN commentary.
Fiesta Bowl’s Lesson: Boards Must Watch for Red Flags
The scandal at the football bowl should prompt charities to remind their boards what to do when they see signs of trouble.
By michael peregrine
Contributor
Opinion: Don’t Lump Political Groups With Advocacy Organizations
The Internal Revenue Service should create a new nonprofit category to require groups that pursue political advocacy to reveal their donors, writes a contributor to The New York Times.
Wallace Foundation Names New President; Other Personnel News in the Nonprofit World
Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, Md.): Appointed Carrie Gallagher, vice president for programs and strategic outreach at Keep America Beautiful (Stamford, Conn.), to be executive director. Baylor U. (Waco, Tex.): Appointed Jerry T. Haag, president of Florida Baptist Children’s Homes…
Inside the Searches for Filling Philanthropy’s Biggest Jobs
Two global search firms play a significant role in helping major-league philanthropy determine its leadership, but critics wonder if America’s richest foundations rely too heavily on outside recruiters for finding talent.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
A ‘Platinum Age’ for Philanthropy Requires Donors to Change Their Ways
Philanthropists don’t necessarily need to spend more, but they need to focus more efforts on advocacy and other ways to change how society works, say the authors of Do More Than Give.
NPR Fake-Donor Situation Not ‘a Harsh New Reality’
The snap judgments about Ron Schiller, an NPR fund raiser caught in a video sting were unfair, say people who know him.
Foundations Must Conquer Myths in Order to Lead on Diversity Issues
Grant makers must do more to make philanthropy and society as a whole more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, write the CEO’s of three of the nation’s biggest foundations.
By STEPHEN HEINTZ, ROBERT ROSS and STERLING SPEIRN
Legacies: Brian O’Connell, Co-Founder of Independent Sector
Mr. O’Connell, who died at age 81, served 15 years as the first president of the coalition of charities and foundations.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor