Filling Leadership Vacancies Requires Care
To the Editor: While the points raised in “A Growing Leadership Gap” (April 23) are valid, the emphasis on problems associated with finding senior personnel for the nonprofit sector failed to shed light on what can be done to fill the relatively high number of “senior leadership positions”…
Foundation Life Spans: a Vexing Issue
For hundreds of years, the degree of power that perpetual philanthropic endowments give to donors has been a topic of divisive debates. The philosopher John Stuart Mill deplored the irrationality that made “a dead man’s intentions for a single day, a rule for subsequent centuries.” Mill predicted…
By FRANCIE OSTROWER
Contributor
An Online Tool’s Double Purpose: Shortening Web Addresses and Directing Money to Charity
A new online tool funnels money to charities
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Opinion: Rein in Pay for Nonprofit Hospital Chiefs
Opinion: Rein in pay for nonprofit hospital chiefs
The Federal Stimulus Measure and Charities: a Special Report
The Chronicle this morning posted its new issue online. You can see a summary of all the articles, opinion pieces, and features in the May 21 issue. On the cover: A special report on how charities are trying to get a share of the stimulus package.
Opinion: Helmsley Grants Make a Mockery of Donor Intent
Opinion: Helmsley grants make a mockery of donor intent
Charity Loans: a Creative, Underused Form of Support
The current economic crisis has left no one unscathed — and sadly, that is particularly true for those who are most in need. As foundations face significantly reduced assets available to meet those needs, nonprofit groups face even greater demand for their services. As a result, foundations across…
By Mark Kramer and Mark R. Kramer
The Time Is Ripe for Foundations to Better Communicate With the Public
America’s foundations are facing some tough choices in the wake of declining assets. Unlike any other time in their history, foundations, which never have had unlimited funds at their disposal, are grappling with how to do as much (or nearly as much) as they once did, but with less. As foundations…
By Bruce Trachtenberg
Contributor
Grant Makers Should Focus on Innovation in Addition to Serving Emergency Needs
In the face of a disastrous economic downturn that has depleted philanthropic resources even as human needs have escalated to heart-wrenching proportions, it is only natural that many foundations have refocused their grants to ameliorate human suffering and shore up frail organizations. The natural…
By Vince Stehle
Contributor
With Stimulus Aid Coming, Charities Need to Build on Success
Included in the new $787-billion stimulus law — and in the $3.5-trillion budget that Congress passed in April — are billions of dollars intended to fulfill President Obama’s commitment to advance government that “works” and “expand successful programs to scale.” The risk is that five years from now…
By Nancy Roob
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