Book on Hershey Trust Makes Clear Self-Regulation Doesn’t Work
An extensive investigation reveals a long-running pattern of ethically compromised decisions by charity, business, and government officials.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
Flouting Conventional Wisdom: an Influential Donor’s Legacy
Randolph Richardson played a pivotal role in advancing conservative causes, in part by his belief that grant makers were essentially talent scouts.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
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Opinion: 4 Steps to Better Charity Oversight
A New York Times opinion piece suggests four steps for better charity oversight and proposes a new federal bureau to police nonprofits.
Opinion: Why Is One-Click Mobile Giving So Hard?
A New York Times financial columnist looks at why the ability for people to donate spontaneously using mobile devices has lagged even as consumer purchases via smartphone or tablet get easier and faster.
Ben Franklin, Meet Phil Knight
Does the challenge grant empower people or plutocrats? The question has vexed philanthropy for more than 200 years.
By Benjamin Soskis
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Opinion: IRS the Wrong Place to Police Nonprofit Politicking
The government should leave the Internal Revenue Service to its job of collecting taxes and get the agency out of the business of monitoring nonprofit groups’ election activity, a fellow with a group that promotes free political speech writes in a Wall Street Journal column.
$187-Million Fraud Case Should Send a Message About Charity Integrity
Regulators, nonprofit leaders, and the public all need to step up their work to get rid of scoundrels.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Opinion: Anti-Koch Campus Activists Seek to Silence Debate
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, an official with the Charles Koch Foundation decries what he terms “strong-arm tactics” by advocacy groups scrutinizing universities’ relationships with grant makers on political grounds.
Patience and a Tolerance for Risk Are Essential for Public-Policy Donors
Lessons from a study of 107 efforts shows that it takes not just money, but leadership from philanthropists.
By Karl Zinsmeister
Contributor
Lessons From a Quintessential Community Organizer
The death of Ed Chambers, who served for 37 years as head of the Industrial Areas Foundation, serves as a reminder of how the power of the grass-roots can be mobilized to make a difference.
By Pablo Eisenberg
Contributor