Give and Take: Congress Urged to Force Charities to Prove Their Value

An Iowa newspaper is urging Congress to require charities to prove the contributions they are making to society, notes Give and Take, The Chronicle’s roundup of the most interesting opinions about the nonprofit world.

Plus:

• Concerns about business-charity fund-raising promotions

• Charity effort withdraws from MySpace

• Thoughts about a new book on the art of grant making