Concerns About Social-Service ‘Monopolies,’ Plus More: Friday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
May 21, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- The nonprofit world’s dogmatic stance against duplicating services has created “regional monopolies whereby a few organizations are granted full control over a range of social services,” David Henderson, chief executive of Idealistics, writes on Full Contact Philanthropy. Not unlike the big banks, he says, some charities can claim that they are too big to fail.
- One-on-one training is key for helping clients learn to use assistive technologies, Chris Peters, an analyst at TechSoup.org, writes on his blog. Mr. Peters also advises Web developers to look at their sites using the tools to make sure that they’re accessible for people who are blind or have impaired vision.
