OPINION: RED CROSS ADVERTISEMENT
The American Red Cross’ new public-service announcement asking people to donate blood is “a bit insidious” because it suggests that giving blood is more worthwhile than advocacy or other efforts to improve the world, writes Seth Stevenson in Slate. Donating blood may save individual lives, he says,…
World Vision’s Work in Indonesia
To the Editor: The article “Indonesians’ Hopes for Rebuilding Recede” (December 8) reflects well the frustrations in rebuilding homes for tsunami victims. In one instance, it gives a one-sided view of World Vision’s work in Dayah Mamplam. We found the ground where Dayah Mamplam was located had sunk…
Confusion Over Charity Lobbying
To the Editor: Leslie Lenkowsky’s opinion article about nonprofit advocacy (“How to Protect the Rights of Charities to Speak Out,” December 8) is just plain wrong. His many errors of fact and law demonstrate the need for greater clarity on the differences between prohibited partisan electoral…
After White House Conference, Groups Focus on Ways to Help Older Americans
Washington Delegates to the White House Conference on Aging, which took place last month, are pondering how to make sure the 50 resolutions that they adopted to guide national policy on older Americans have some impact. The resolutions dealt with the major social and economic challenges that are…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
A lawsuit by donors against WDET-FM, the public-radio station at Wayne State University, in Detroit, exposes a problem facing public radio, namely that stations will shut down if they are forced to broadcast programs that are not attracting listeners, writes Terry Teachout in a column for The Wall…
OPINION: DISASTER FUND RAISING
A “shocking” amount of money donated for disaster relief and rebuilding projects never ends up benefiting people for whom it was intended, writes Richard M. Walden in The New York Times. Mr. Walden, president of the relief organization Operation USA, says that while some charities simply take in…
To the Editor: I have been a longtime subscriber to The Chronicle of Philanthropy and a development director for nonprofits for more than 20 years. I strongly object to the photograph you ran of Jeff Trandahl of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (People, November 10), smiling over the…
How to Protect the Rights of Charities to Speak Out
Before calling on their congregations to promote “peace on earth” this holiday season, religious leaders throughout the United States would be well-advised to consult their lawyers, not just their Bibles. The reason church leaders need to stay on top of the laws that govern nonprofit organizations…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
“Promoting sustainable communities” “Creating communities for good” “Connecting people” “Building tomorrow’s community” Those slogans are typical of those used by community foundations nationwide, and they vividly capture the aims of the scores of local foundations that raise and distribute funds…
By Steven E. Mayer
Contributor
The Gender Gap in Compensation
To the Editor: It is ironic that next to the last section of the article “A Growing Disparity” (November 10), where some of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders attempt to justify their salaries by comparing them to salaries in the for-profit world, is a story reporting on a survey that showed donors…