Opinion: Sterling-NAACP Ties Raise Bigger Questions on Giving
The Los Angeles Clippers owner’s longstanding relationship with the city’s NAACP chapter point up “one of the central problems” with American philanthropy, a business journalist writes in Slate.
MacArthur Foundation President Is Stepping Down
Robert Gallucci’s last day will be July 1, when his contract ends. The board issued a statement saying it will “look for a new kind of leadership.”
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
High Court Ruling Heaps Power on the Rich and Burden on Charities
Now that the wealthy can give more than $3-million apiece to political candidates every election cycle, nonprofits need to work even harder for the common good.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
GAO Details White House Soliciting for Obamacare Nonprofit
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius contacted the top executives at five health-related organizations, some of which her department regulates, asking for financial or other assistance to promote insurance enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new federal report, The New York Times writes.
Passion and Data Aren’t Incompatible in Making Giving Decisions
GuideStar’s chief executive says data still have an important place in donors’ decisions about where to give, even as the Hewlett foundation ends its Effective Philanthropy Group.
3 Ways to Criticize the Work of Big Donors and Grant Makers
Examining the policies of foundations and big donors like Eli Broad and understanding their role in a democracy are helpful in figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
By JOANNE BARKAN
Contributor
Charity Overhauls Fundraising Approach to Bring in Gifts for Tough Causes
When Open Society-Baltimore jump-started its fundraising to get matching money from George Soros, it created a new approach to attracting gifts, says director Diana Morris.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Opinion: Questions Surround End of Detroit Blight Charity
A nonprofit organization that won national attention for its privately funded project to raze abandoned houses in a blighted Detroit neighborhood has shut down, with City Hall taking over its demolition work, according to The Detroit News.
Peter Bell: Global Activist Battled Policies That Disenfranchised the Powerless
Peter Bell, a former president of CARE who died this month at age 73, devoted his life to defending human rights and reducing poverty.
By Raymond C. Offenheiser
Contributor
Unions Target Arnold Grants in Tussle over Pension Policy
Nonprofits are increasingly being caught in the crossfire of a fight over pension reform between labor and public-employee groups and billionaire philanthropist John Arnold, writes The Wall Street Journal.