Congress Shouldn’t Kill the Social Innovation Fund
After investing so much private and government money in an effort to spread programs with proven results, the White House should fight hard to protect one of its signature programs.
By Paul Carttar
Contributor
Opinion: Lucrative Job Might Be Best Route to Social Impact
A leader of a nonprofit group that advocates “earning to give” argues in a Washington Post column that people who pursue high-paying careers so as to donate a significant portion of their income to charity can do more good in the world than those working for a nonprofit directly.
N.Y. Enforcer Gets Tough on Charities and Fraud
James Sheehan, in the state attorney general’s office, examines the web of lawyers, accountants, and others who assist shady nonprofits as he casts a wide net to find wrongdoing.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
If elected president, Jeb Bush would promote a tax plan that maintains deductions for charitable giving and provides other tax breaks for wealthy donors, the Republican candidate writes in a Wall Street Journal column.
Wash. Supreme Court Strikes Down Charter-School Effort
In a surprise ruling delivered late Friday afternoon, Washington State’s Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law authorizing government funding of charter schools that was backed by some of the country’s biggest education donors, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Why Success Sometimes Eludes Community Efforts to Fight Social Problems
A study of 11 programs in various cities shows that while achieving hoped-for results often takes much longer than expected, positive results are possible through persistence and adaptation.
By Willa Seldon and Meera Chary
Opinion: Hail ‘Slacktivism’ — It Worked in ALS Fight
The ice-bucket challenge, derided by some observers at its height last summer as a symbolic social-media gesture, is significantly moving the needle in the search for treatments for the neurodegenerative disease ALS, writes Nicholas Kristof, columnist for The New York Times.
Poverty Among Whites Demands Philanthropy’s Attention
Four in 10 poor Americans are white, and many live in rural areas, yet most of the dollars to help the poor go to aid minorities in cities.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
How Foundations Can Give Children a Brighter Future
For high-quality early-childhood education to reach enough of the people who need it the most, it needs better — and different — kinds of support, says the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
By Kristine Alvarez
Contributor
Ahead of Labor Day, Fundraisers Should Start Focusing on Giving Tuesday
A one-time skeptic says that as the day becomes a cultural phenomenon, it’s worth the effort to participate.
By Tom Watson
Contributor