Foundations’ Candor Presents Learning Opportunity
Foundations’ candor presents learning opportunity
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Opinion: Indonesian Bill on Corporate Giving Makes No Sense
Opinion: Why Indonesian measure on corporate social duty makes no sense
Lawsuit Over Red Cross Products Prompts Controversy
Lawsuit over Red Cross prompts swirl of controversy
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
“Sweet are the uses of adversity,” wrote Shakespeare, “which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in its head.” Judging from the interest several foundation leaders have shown in discovering and publicizing their most troubled grants, plenty of bejeweled toads must be…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
Let’s Stop Reinventing Potholes
Politicians and philanthropic organizations share a common fault: We find it difficult to admit when we have made mistakes. In politics, it’s easy to understand why. Voters may treat a legitimate mistake as a sign of incompetence and throw an elected official out of office. But the public does not…
By James Canales
Contributor
Government Reverses Its Decision on Organization’s Right to Solicit Federal Workers
Government reverses its decision on organization’s right to solicit federal workers
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
University’s Movie Deal Draws Debate
A college’s movie deal gets mixed reviews
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
Former White House Offical Accuses President of ‘Compassion Contradiction’
Former White House official accuses president of ‘compassion contradiction’
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Smithsonian’s Recovery From Scandal Has Been Too Slow
PABLO EISENBERGFour months after Lawrence Small, secretary of the Smithsonian, resigned in disgrace, nothing much seems to have changed at the institution, despite last month’s release of two reports that were supposed to provide a road map for change. The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents is still…
Federal Charity Drive Needs a Makeover
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTo the Editor: Over the last several months, The Chronicle has published two articles referencing the Combined Federal Campaign, federations that hire the for-profit company Maguire/Maguire to manage them (“For Charity and for Profit,” March 8), and 12 Arizona charities that…