Catholic Charities Head Gets Hate Mail for Advising Obama
Catholic Charities head gets hate mail for advising Obama
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Conservative Writer Criticizes Diversity Effort in Philanthropy
Conservative writer criticizes diversity effort in philanthropy
By Ian Wilhelm
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Nonprofit-Style Accounting for Federally Supported Banks?
Nonprofit-style accounting for federally supported banks?
By Ian Wilhelm
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Executive Compensation at Charities Attracts New Scrutiny
A new Internal Revenue Service report about tax-exempt hospitals has triggered questions about compensation of all nonprofit executives and may embolden investigations by federal and state regulators who already are taking a hard look at how charities compensate their top officials. What’s more,…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Opinion: The Arts Need to Build a Stronger Case
Opinion: The arts need to build a stronger case
Grant Makers Spur Creation of Statewide Nonprofit Database
As a busy nonprofit leader, Bruce Katsiff didn’t want to spend hours pouring his group’s financial data into a Web site, but he is happy he did. Mr. Katsiff says his organization, the James A. Michener Art Museum, in Doylestown, Pa., now has $40,000 more toward its capital campaign because he made…
By Darlene M. Siska
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After years of investing in new technology and online communications, many arts and cultural groups are finally seeing a payoff, just in time to help them weather the worst economic climate most charities have ever seen — and one that disproportionally threatens arts groups. For several years,…
By Sue Hoye
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A Public-Service School Is Greatly Needed
To the Editor: As the leader of the movement to build a U.S. Public Service Academy, I commend Pablo Eisenberg for bringing attention to the academy (“Why We Might Not Need a Public-Service Academy,” Opinion, January 29). He is absolutely right: We need more discussion of this important idea. Of…
Brandeis University’s announcement last month that it will close its museum and sell its $350-million art collection to shore up the university’s finances has unsettled the nonprofit world. Although the institution said it might reconsider the decision to sell the art, its choice to close the…
By Neil T. Kawashima
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Philanthropy Must Turn More Attention to Housing Issues
The American economy cannot recover without a turnaround in housing. While the federal government considers what additional steps to take to help homeowners and the housing market, American philanthropy need not wait to play a role in solving the crisis and helping to spur a recovery. Grant makers…
By Jonathan Fanton
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