Social Investing Doesn’t Mean Sacrificing the Bottom Line
To the Editor: Once again, Leslie Lenkowsky strikes an artificial “mortal blow” against his conveniently created straw man in his “Endowment Investments Shouldn’t Be Based on Social Goals” (Opinion, February 22). Using his own “flawed premises and wishful thinking,” Mr. Lenkowsky suggests there is…
Presidential Politics and Religious Charities
No matter who is elected to replace President Bush next year — Democrat or Republican — odds are that he or she will seek ways to promote small and religious-oriented charities. That won’t please many nonprofit leaders. Designed to direct public attention and money to social-service groups that…
By WILLIAM SCHAMBRA
Contributor
Support of Grass-Roots Charities Shouldn’t Be a Partisan Issue
Support of grass-roots charities shouldn’t be a partisan issue
By STACY PALMER
Contributor
Opinion: Billionaire Not Sitting on His Fortune
Opinion: billionaire not sitting on his fortune
Opinion: Schoolchildren Shouldn’t Be Forced to Sell Items to Raise Money
Opinion: Schoolchildren shouldn’t sell goods for charities
Gates: Role Model in Need of Remodeling
The revelation by the Los Angeles Times several weeks ago that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested its assets in many corporations with questionable practices that undermine the mission and goals of the foundation has somewhat dimmed the radiant light with which the Gates family has…
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
A Deficit of Conservation Experts
At a time when interest in conservation has never been higher, a little-noticed crisis is emerging. Colleges are training too few people to handle the complex duties involved in the stewardship of biological diversity. Each time nonprofit groups sign conservation-management agreements, create…
By Michael Dombeck and David Blockstein
For Charity — and for Profit
Business’s role in federal drive raises tough questionsBy the time Patrick Maguire purchased his own consulting business in 1995, he says, he had already made enemies in the ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Number of Groups Soliciting Workers Grows RapidlyARTICLE: Consultant’s ‘Golden Rules’ for Charities Vex…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Opinion: A Business-Charity Collaboration That Works
Editorial: Drug-makers should follow this example