The December morning was damp and gray here when the Robin Hood Foundation held a special meeting in a ninth-floor conference room at its Manhattan offices. The principal speaker was Lucy Cabrera, president of the Food Bank for New York City, a charity that supplies more than 1,000 emergency…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Opinion: Philanthropy Needs to Promote Real Change in Education
We pay more per pupil for our elementary- and secondary-education system than any other industrialized country except Switzerland, yet the United States ranks near the bottom in performance. For the price they pay, Americans should expect the learning equivalent of a Lexus. Instead, we’re bumping…
By Marc S. Tucker
Contributor
Opinion: Independence Is Philanthropy’s Strength
Opinion: Independence is philanthropy’s strength
Opinion: Debating Grant Making to Minority Groups
Opinion: Debating grant making to minority groups
Opinion: Redistribution of Charity Money to Groups Serving Minorities Is ‘Racial Extortion’
Editorial calls nonprofit effort ‘racial extortion’
Opinion: Were Grant Makers the Key to Madoff’s Scheme?
Opinion: Were grant makers the key to Madoff’s scheme?
Madoff Scandal Arouses New Legal Issues and Other Updates
The Madoff investment scandal continues to ripple throughout the world of philanthropy — and board members could be held liable for failing to do due diligence, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Following is a roundup of other key developments reported elsewhere online: New York University is…