Court Rejects Pa. Groups’ Challenge to Birth-Control Rule
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate, as revised by the Obama administration to accommodate religious nonprofits, does not violate faith groups’ First Amendment rights, the Associated Press reports.
Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart
All the focus on strategy means nonprofit leaders are afraid to talk about love or caring, and that could ultimately limit what donors and charities can achieve together.
By Peter Buffett and Jennifer Buffett
Philanthropy Must Jump-Start a Digital Revolution for the Common Good
Grant makers can’t sit by while policies are advanced that are the equivalent of separate but equal.
By Mark Surman
Contributor
Watchdog vs. Self-Promotion: Why Donor Lists Matter
Competition over who gave the most has been with us since Carnegie and Rockefeller, but now rankings reflect tough questions about philanthropy itself.
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
Contributor
Nonprofits are improving their work by making a point of hearing from the people they serve.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Film on Campus Rape Could Take Philanthropy Activism to a New Level
“The Hunting Ground” should inspire college donors, legislators, and others to get serious about curbing sexual violence.
By Vincent Stehle
Contributor
Opinion: Donating Data Could Be New Philanthropic Frontier
Two British researchers speculate on a future in which giving away data on personal habits becomes as much a part of the philanthropic landscape as donating money, blood, or time, in an article reposted by business-news site Quartz from online academic journal The Conversation.
Opinion: Overhead Does Matter When It Comes to Giving
How much a charity spends on overhead can have a powerful impact on donors weighing whether to support the group, a nonprofit strategist and blogger writes in The Huffington Post, citing new research on giving patterns.
Data Are ‘Problematic’ in Giving Report
Two scholars question some data in a Chronicle report, and The Chronicle responds.
Donor Trade-Offs Include Support for Amenities vs. System Change
Individuals and foundations should work to reverse the centralization of power and the decay of democracy, both of which hurt people and the environment.