How Philanthropy Can Play a Key Role in Advancing the New U.N. Development Goals
The targets should get support from foundations that work in the United States as well as overseas.
By Vikki Spruill
Contributor
Red Cross Figures Raise Questions About How It Used Donations, Senator Says
Sen. Charles Grassley has been trying to get the organization to disclose how much of its Haiti money went to disaster relief work and how much was used for other purposes, like overhead expenses and fundraising.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Opinion: History Raises Red Flags for Broad’s L.A. School Plans
The American Prospect looks at a plan reportedly championed by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad to significantly ramp up charter schooling in Los Angeles in the context of other recent, donor-driven attempts to radically reform urban school systems.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Foundation Joins Fossil-Fuel Divestment Push
The actor said Tuesday that he and his namesake foundation will drop all investments in fossil fuels, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New York Times report.
Alzheimer’s Association Plan to Consolidate Angers Chapters
The association is divided between those who think a more coordinated effort is needed to raise enough money to keep up with demand for care and those who worry local services will be dropped.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Pope’s Visit Offers a Challenge to Nonprofits
Already Pope Francis has stimulated more giving, but his visit to the United States will put renewed emphasis on aiding the poor.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
Congress Should Kill the Social Innovation Fund
Its approach threatens the independence that is so crucial to the nonprofit world’s effectiveness.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
It Isn’t Enough to Talk About Diversity: 4 Ways to Tell if You’re Doing Enough
Making an effort to find vendors that are owned by minorities or women is one step in the right direction.
By Trista Harris
Contributor
Opinion: What Impact-Driven ‘Effective Altruism’ Misses
In its drive to foster philanthropy based on data, reason, and the widest possible impact, the “effective altruism” movement ignores the traditional, theological underpinning of charity as an exercise in love and compassion, an author and nonprofit leader writes in The Washington Post.
Opinion: Heads of Family-Run Foundations Face Extra Scrutiny
Leaders of family philanthropies who are also members of the founding clan face particular scrutiny and governance challenges, a New York Times financial columnist writes.