Charities Need to Raise Their Defenses Against Exploitation by Terrorists
Charities need to guard against exploitation by terrorists seeking money and a veneer of respectability, writes Matthew Levitt, a foreign-policy expert.
By Matthew Levitt
Contributor
More Organizations Need to Look Within for Tomorrow’s Leaders
Developing rising stars from upper management as well as from the lower rungs of the ladder is an investment in an organization’s future, writes David Simms, an executive recruiter.
By DAVID SIMMS
Contributor
How Nonprofit Groups Need to Adjust to a ‘Networked’ World
Social networking can transform how nonprofit groups solve problems, write Allison Fine and Beth Kanter, the authors of The Networked Nonprofit, who will join The Chronicle Thursday for a live online radio broadcast.
By ALLISON FINE and CLAIRE PEI
Opinion: New Fla. Law Makes It Harder for Foundations to Live Up To Values
Foundations should oppose Florida’s effort to restrict reporting about diversity efforts, writes Emmett D. Carson, chief executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
By Emmett D. Carson
Contributor
Georgia Charity Fights Against a Tax Penalty for Raising Money
A charity in Athens, Ga., fights for its right to raise money on its own premises without being taxed—all the way to the state Supreme Court.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Opinion: Supreme Court Is Right to Review Tax-Free Gifts to Religious Schools
An editorial in the Los Angeles Times says it is important that the Supreme Court review a California court’s conclusion that a program offering tax credits for donations to provide scholarships for private schools goes against the separation of church and state.
Opinion: A Wasted Opportunity for Foundations and Government
The Obama administration should pressure foundations to give more to charities instead of soliciting money for the Social Innovation Fund, writes Pablo Eisenberg, a Chronicle columnist.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Opinion: New Kellogg Anti-Racism Program Criticized
“Nothing good” is likely to come of the new W.K. Kellogg Foundation effort to fight racism and its effects on the country’s minority youths, writes a history professor at Harvard University, in The Wall Street Journal.
More Than Half of Donors Won’t Increase Giving in 2010, Survey Finds
The economy will prevent many donors from increasing their giving, according to a new poll.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Opinion: Small Charities Shouldn’t Fall Victim to Government Intrusion
The Internal Revenue Service’s effort to crack down on small charities is a worrisome sign of increased government activity, write two nonprofit experts in The Wall Street Journal.