Blame Henry VIII for Charity’s Conundrum
Early one morning many years ago I found myself sitting on my duffel bag in front of the Greyhound bus station in Casper, Wyo., waiting for a ride. Not far from where I sat I could see a man struggling to fish something out of his jacket pocket. His clothing was stained and bedraggled, and his…
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Bad’ Charity
Having just finished my first year of teaching law at the University of North Carolina, I’m thinking about what I can do to be a better teacher of topics like the law of nonprofit organizations. One thing is certain: I have to resist my urge to oversimplify complex issues. In discussing with…