How Board Members Can Handle Growing Pressures in 2014
Donor concerns, tighter regulations, and increased public scrutiny demand greater vigilance in oversight.
By michael peregrine
Contributor
Opinion: Smart Nonprofits Are Making Progress on Poverty
A contributor to The New York Times online Fixes column highlights “thoughtful and systematic” strategies he says are helping organizations achieve small victories in the national War on Poverty declared 50 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Opinion: 2013 Losses ‘Price of Playing Politics’ for Komen
The more than $77-million decline in Susan G. Komen’s income last year measures the cost of the charity’s short-lived attempt in early 2012 to end cancer-screening grants to Planned Parenthood, a Los Angeles Times economics columnist writes.
Opinion: Give to Charity Directly, Not by Buying Shoes
The rise of cause marketing and “activist brands” such as Toms Shoes and Ethos Water has “seduced us into believing that buying goods is doing good,” according to an opinion article in the social-sciences magazine Pacific Standard.
Opinion: National Service Is Key to Cutting Jobless Rate
Volunteerism and service programs can play a critical part in reducing unemployment among young Americans, the head of Washington, D.C.'s City Year chapter writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.
Empowering the Poor to Become Leaders Was Key to the War on Poverty’s Success
The effort spawned nonprofit founders, government leaders, and programs that still provide vital assistance to millions of people in need.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Our staff picks their favorite articles from last year in several categories.
2013 Highlights: About Leading Nonprofits
Review the past year’s coverage on such topics as surviving the recession, training nonprofit managers, setting strategy, and speaking out on controversial issues.
2013 Highlights: About Fundraisers
Read The Chronicle’s top 2013 coverage of fundraisers, including stories on personality traits that help land jobs, the role of temporary chief development officers, and how—and whether—to seek staff members who look like the donors they solicit.
2013 Highlights: From The Chronicle’s Opinion Section
Philanthropy’s role in fighting gridlock among political leaders, the importance of small gifts for emergencies, the power of advocacy, and the need for donors to focus on long-term solutions after a disaster were among the topics that drew attention from opinion writers in the past year.