Questions Remain About Federal Innovation Fund; And More: Friday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
October 23, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
- While the Corporation for National and Community Service sought to explain the new Social Innovation Fund during a conference call this month, Adin Miller, a nonprofit consultant, says “many significant challenges and questions remained unaddressed.” He lists the questions on his blog.
- Saying that the success of microfinance is often exaggerated, GiveWell, a charity research group in New York, examines on its blog six myths that donors should know before supporting organizations that provide small business loans to the poor.
- As the number of homeless people rises due to the recession, local governments should work closely with charities to help them, instead of proposing new laws to prohibit loitering and public camping, says an editorial in The New York Times.
- With some British animal charities garnering more contributions than domestic-violence prevention efforts, donors need to reconsider their support for animal welfare, argues Martin Brookes, chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, a research group in London. His views appear on the organization’s blog.
