Foundations Must Scrutinize Their Spending on Nonprofit-Support Groups
Grant makers should think hard about how, and how much, to give to associations that purport to strengthen the nonprofit world.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Philanthropy Needs More Reporters Like Those in ‘Spotlight’
Foundations and rich donors could do much to bolster investigative journalism that uncovers abuses like those The Boston Globe found in the Catholic Church, as portrayed in the Oscar-winning film.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Who Will Fill Rick Cohen’s Role in Holding Nonprofits Accountable?
The death Tuesday of the longtime advocate and journalist leaves a void in expertise, fervor, and dedication to the most marginalized in America.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Let’s Require All Big Foundations to Let More Nonprofits Apply for Grants
Nearly three out of four grant makers don’t accept proposals over the transom, a sign of the growing elitism marring philanthropy.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Lessons From a Quintessential Community Organizer
The death of Ed Chambers, who served for 37 years as head of the Industrial Areas Foundation, serves as a reminder of how the power of the grass-roots can be mobilized to make a difference.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
Philanthropy Loses Two of Its Giants: Waldemar Nielsen and Alan Pifer
A touch of greatness marked the lives of Waldemar Nielsen and Alan Pifer, two of philanthropy’s legendary figures, who both died last week after suffering long illnesses. Though they differed in personality, style, and approaches, both men shared the same passion for strengthening the performance…
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
The Buck Stops With the Board of Directors –Â or at Least It Should
The shadow of William Aramony still looms over the nonprofit world. Mr. Aramony, the former president of United Way of America, the umbrella group for roughly 1,400 local United Ways, was sentenced to prison in 1995 for defrauding the charity while on the job. His actions left the public’s…
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor
The ‘New Philanthropy’ Isn’t New — or Better
Various publications recently have been touting “the new philanthropy,” which, they say, promises to make grant making more effective and accountable. The new philanthropy, according to those accounts, includes two types of grant making. The first is the emergence of new large donors, many of them…
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor