Journalism Prizes That Honor Union Leader Change Lives and Policies
The 2016 winners will be honored this week for their reporting on extreme poverty, brutality in the corrections system, and more.
By Alexandra Lescaze
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Opinion: Dozens of Countries Cracking Down on Nonprofits
China’s effort to place strict controls on foreign nonprofits is part of a trend around the world of despotic and illiberal regimes restricting the activities of such groups, a New York Times editorial says.
How Technology Transformed a Legacy Charity
The conservation group’s president says its digital upgrade shows how venerable charities can leave old, slow, and ineffectual communications methods behind.
By David Yarnold
Contributor
Fellow Billionaires: Let’s Listen to the Poor
The creator of 5-Hour Energy drinks urges his fellow philanthropists to measure results, not dollars spent, and to stop pretending that putting their names on buildings is an act of humanity.
By Manoj Bhargava
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Opinion: Study Shows That in Nonprofit Support, Race Matters
A survey of Philadelphia human-service charities found significant disparities in size, financial resources, and other measures of success between white- and black-led organizations, three area African-American leaders write in a column for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Limits on the Life Spans of Foundation Endowments Make No Sense
Just as individuals need checking and savings accounts, philanthropy’s ability to solve global problems depends on short-term and long term spending, Silicon Valley Community Foundation head Emmett Carson writes.
By Emmett D. Carson
Contributor
How Foundations Can Help Big Cities — Just Like Detroit’s Grand Bargain
Pension troubles could hobble some of America’s biggest urban areas, so philanthropies should step up to use their assets to help.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Contributor
Many Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Disclose Executive Pay
The top 11 funds affiliated with a commercial entity control more than $30 billion in assets, but seven of them reported no compensation for their leaders, a Chronicle analysis of IRS data has found.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
Opinion: How Buffett’s Giving Could Alter Berkshire’s Future
Warren Buffett’s annual donation of Berkshire Hathaway shares worth billions of dollars to charitable foundations could significantly change his iconic investment firm’s ownership structure and risks undermining its success, two business advisers write in the Harvard Business Review.
4 Steps to Get Young Volunteers Involved in Social Change
Letting millennials set the agenda, and reflect on who they served and why it matters, is crucial to building real engagement.
By LISA EISEN
Contributor