Investors are pouring new money and ideas into fund-raising softwareIn the 1990s, many venture capitalists believed that they could make plenty of money by investing in companies ALSO SEE: A Drive to Unleash the Internet’s Power Fund Raising Software: a Sampling of the Best-Financed Providers that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Protesting Antiterrorism Rules Could Backfire on Nonprofit Groups
Charging that “the government’s ‘war on terror’ now threatens America’s nonprofit charities,” the American Civil Liberties Union and more than a dozen organizations are fighting a new policy that requires participants in the federal government’s annual charity drive to check the names of their…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
Clarifying Nader’s Affiliation With Group
To the Editor: In your article, “Groups Once Tied to Nader Now Steer Clear of Controversial Candidate” (July 22), I did not clearly explain our relationship with Ralph Nader. When I said that he has nothing to do with us anymore, I meant that he does not hold any formal position with the Alaska…
What’s the Real Value of a Nonprofit Group’s ‘Brand’?
To the Editor: There are many benefits to evaluating the strength of one’s brand and to using branding consistently. But Holly Hall’s article (“What’s in a Charity’s Name?” August 5) missed some important points, by overemphasizing the novel dollar value of certain charity brands. Rather than…
Charities of the World –Â Unite!
The 2004 election is a painful reminder of the weakness of the nonprofit world. Few of the issues central to the mission of nonprofit groups have received any serious attention from candidates for Congress or the presidency. But nonprofit groups have gotten what they deserve. Since few charities or…
By Jeffrey M. Berry
Contributor
An image makeover helps a peace group face the futureWhen the World Federalist Association began reinventing itself last year, most of its staff members, trustees, and constituents thought it was a great idea. Most agreed that the Washington nonprofit organization’s name was outdated and didn’t…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Keeping Greed Out of Philanthropy
Foundation donors, trustees, and managers are collecting hundreds of millions of dollars a year for services they provide to their foundations, even though Congress passed a law in 1969 specifically designed to make sure such foundation donors, their relatives, associates, and other “insiders”…
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
How Foundations Hurt Charities
During the past decade, blaring headlines about institutional misconduct and the sharp drop in assets at many foundations caused by the burst of the dot-com bubble have heightened public concern and Congressional scrutiny of charitable and philanthropic organizations. As a result, foundations have…
By Jessie C. Gruman
Contributor
Five Tips for Keeping a Small Charity Out of Legal Hot Water
IN THE TRENCHES By Rebecca Gardyn Hoping to raise money, a human-services charity in Massachusetts sponsored a canoe race several years ago ALSO SEE:Resources on Legal Issues for Nonprofit Groups on the Charles River. During the festivities, some of the participants drank alcohol, and their craft…
By Rebecca Gardyn
Contributor
Accrediting Charities Isn’t Government’s Role
Prodded by the lapses in accountability that have rocked the nonprofit world -- and pressure from the Senate Finance Committee -- a growing number of nonprofit coalitions are stepping up their efforts to establish accountability and ethical standards for their member organizations. The Maryland…
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor