Barr Foundation Taps Irvine Leader as Its 1st President
James Canales will step down early next year to lead the philanthropy as it increases its national and international presence.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Opinion: Bill Gates’s High-Tech Toilet Quest Is Misguided
The founder of a charity that works to deliver low-cost sanitation solutions to the developing world takes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to task for its tech-centric Reinvent the Toilet Challenge in a New York Times opinion piece.
Better Oversight by Nonprofit Leaders Can Help Prevent Fraud
When charities become victims of embezzlement and other crimes, the blame too often goes to the media for exaggerating the problem or to unscrupulous investors or employees.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
The Rich Are Getting Richer, but They Still Don’t Do Enough for the Poor
The income of America’s wealthiest citizens has grown exponentially, but they still prefer to use their philanthropic gifts to have buildings named after them.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
After Disasters, Communities Need Long-Term Solutions, Not Quick Fixes
The deluge of gifts, counseling, and cleanup workers doesn’t focus on what matters most—bringing people together to set a new course for the region’s health and sustainability.
By RICHARD HARWOOD
Contributor
Nonprofits Have No Good Reason to Invest in Companies That Hurt the Environment
It isn’t just ethical but a smart financial move because the “carbon bubble” is about to burst.
By Lisa Renstrom
Contributor
We Should Take Advantage of All Kinds of Ways to Pay for Social Change
Popular obsession with market-based approaches overlooks the fact that different mechanisms are needed to serve different purposes.
By MICHAEL EDWARDS
Contributor
A Grant Maker Shifts Its Focus to Inequality and Climate Change
Simon Greer, who took over the Nathan Cummings Foundation last year, spent two decades as a community organizer, and he is using that approach to rally people with different views to promote big social changes.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Opinion: Pursuing the Promise of a ‘Nasdaq for Nonprofits’
The New York Times profiles Lindsay Beck, a cancer survivor with charity experience and an M.B.A., and her nascent efforts to develop the equivalent of a stock market to finance nonprofits.
Opinion: Philanthropy as a Factor in Plutocratic Politics
A New York Times opinion column identifies “philanthrocapitalism” as one of the principle ways the super-rich exercise political influence but asserts that the power of “plutocrats” is facing a populist wave from both left and right.