Helmsley Trust Episode Causes Reflection Over a Donor’s Intentions
To the Editor: Vince Stehle makes a strong argument that Leona Helmsley’s money should have gone to the dogs (“Should Leona Helmsley’s Wish Come True?,” Opinion, June 18). Although the first $136-million worth of grants from her bequest went to what he describes as “an impeccably vetted group of…
Charities Should Be Held to ‘Philanthropic Equity’ Standards
It is time for nonprofit accounting standards to recognize the concept of “philanthropic equity.” For too long, donors have looked at nonprofit financial statements and believed that as much money as possible should be spent on programs and as little as possible should be spent on the organization…
By SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
Contributor
The Nonprofit World Needs an Intellectual Push
The nonprofit world is intellectually moribund. While many scholars publish books and articles about philanthropy, most are irrelevant to what is actually going on. What’s more, few people who work at nonprofit organizations have seriously thought and written about what they do or should do and how…
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
To Judge What Will Best Help Society’s Neediest, Let’s Use a Broad Array of Evaluation Techniques
Having lived in Washington since John F. Kennedy was elected president, I can name the years when the people in the nation’s capital who dreamed of making the world better were energized by a new sense of the possible. This is one of those years, but now the new era of possibility is also one of…
By Lisbeth B. Schorr
Contributor
Atlantic Philanthropies Stakes $25-Million on Health-Care Lobbying Group
In the scramble to carve out a role in the health-care debate, Atlantic Philanthropies has stepped forward with perhaps the most aggressive bet among nonprofit players. Since last year, it has awarded $25-million to push President Obama and members of Congress to support a health plan that covers…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Opinion: Honor Relief Workers on World Humanitarian Day
Opinion: Honor relief workers on World Humanitarian Day
Opinion: Newspapers Should Become Nonprofit Organizations
Opinion: Newspapers should become nonprofit organizations
Give and Take: Charity Social Networking Efforts and More
An Internet specialist at the National Wildlife Federation discusses how the organization uses social-networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to advance its mission in one of the blog posts highlighted in Give and Take’s daily digest of opinions about the nonprofit world.
Opinion: Professional Scrutiny of Charities Is Boon for Givers
Opinion: Professional scrutiny of charities is boon for givers
Give and Take: How to Shore Up Internet Security and More
The information-technology manager for an HIV/AIDS group in New York discusses how nonprofit groups can beef up their Internet security in one of the blog posts highlighted in Give and Take’s daily digest of opinions about the nonprofit world. Plus: Questions about whether establishing a new…