Opinion: For Big Companies, Charity Begins After Profit
A New York Times opinion writer says the rising profile of corporate philanthropy, especially by companies in need of an image boost, masks questions about “the way that those with wealth take before they give.”
Opinion: Charity Challenges Test More Than Endurance
New York Times wealth columnist Paul Sullivan assesses the pros and cons of physical challenges undertaken for charity, focusing on a former Intel executive’s attempt to bike across the country to raise money and awareness for an ultrasound test that can help prevent strokes.
Opinion: Research Sheds Light on Tech World’s View of Needy
Social-science experiments on wealth and empathy might help explain Silicon Valley’s “wayward moral compass” when it comes to giving, a New York Times tech columnist writes.
It hurts everyone when foundations dole out strict one-year grants hoping to wean nonprofits off their support.
If a business weren’t fully capitalized, it would never take on an ambitious venture. Why should charities be any different?
By Nancy Roob
Contributor
Questions nonprofits and foundations choose not to ask.
By J. McCray and Antony Bugg-Levine
Nepal Response Shows Why Donor-Advised Funds Are a Boon to Philanthropy
Despite critics’ concerns that the funds distribute too little, the evidence shows that the accounts are democratizing giving.
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Contributor
Social-Impact Bonds Need to Focus on Results
The key measure of whether the approach works should not be financial savings but how many lives are improved.
Opinion: Why the NFL Is Relinquishing Nonprofit Status
The National Football League’s announcement Tuesday that it will give up its 501(c)(6) tax exemption is more about image than finance, eliminating a tax break widely viewed as unfair and helping boost the league’s public standing amid knotty controversies over domestic-abuse scandals and players’ head injuries, according to The Atlantic.
How Proposed Accounting Rules Would Affect Nonprofits and Donors
New reporting requirements would aid understanding of charity finances, with minimal hardship for organizations to adopt.
By Brian Mittendorf
Contributor