Criticism of Philanthropy as Too Donor-Centric, Plus More: Monday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
November 9, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- Philanthropy suffers from being too donor-centric, writes Holden Karnofsky, a founder of GiveWell, the nonprofit group that rates charities. “The sector revolves around telling donors great stories, while charities’ actual impact is unexamined and essentially irrelevant,” says Mr. Karnofsky.
- Charities take, on average, eight days to respond to people who sign up for their e-mail lists, according to a new survey by Care2, a company that works with nonprofit groups to promote environmentally friendly living habits.
- Sean Stannard-Stockton, an adviser to donors and a Chronicle contributor, writes about the Social Innovation Fast Pitch, an event in which carefully vetted charities deliver their “three-minute elevator pitch” to compete for grant money before an audience of 350 people.
