Data Don’t Tell the Whole Story of Charities’ Impact
A week’s worth of The New York Times includes more information than the average American living in the 18th century would have encountered in his or her lifetime, according to the book Information Anxiety 2 by Richard Wurman. As grant makers demand more data on which to base their philanthropic…
By SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
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How to Finance Obama’s Social-Innovation Fund
As White House officials wrestle with how to secure money from an increasingly tightfisted Congress for the social-innovation fund it approved as part of the new national-service law, they could look to the estimated $5-billion worth of warrants, or options to buy bank stock at set prices, that the…
By Lester M. Salamon
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Challenging an Iranian ‘Charity’
The Obama administration recently took decisiveaction to challenge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s leadership of Iran. No, President Obama did not join in protesting the country’s disputed election results, an action that might have summoned uneasy comparisons with the CIA’s use of mass demonstrations to…
By JEFF TREXLER
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Grant Makers Should Take Risks to Build a Better Society
To the Editor: The current U.S. economic recession continues to wreak havoc on the economy, jobs, and livelihoods. All of us in the nonprofit world have been severely impacted. Many foundations have seen their assets decline by 30 percent or more since the crisis began. As individuals,…
Charities Must Unite in State Budget Battles
During the first week of July, state governments will post their budgets for the 2010 fiscal year. This time last year, 29 states announced that they would post deficits for 2009. All totaled, their projected shortfall was a staggering $47-billion. While the remaining 21 states did not post…
By Robert Egger
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Opinion: Ford Foundation Needs to Tighten Belt and Clarify Its Mission
Opinion: Ford Foundation needs to tighten belt and clarify its mission
Opinion: Will Philanthropy Take Advantage of the Opportunity Afforded by Hollywood?
Opinion: Will philanthropy take advantage of the opportunity afforded by Hollywood?
By DAVID BROTHERTON
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Discussing ‘The Philanthropist’
We’re live blogging the premiere of the new NBC series The Philanthropist. Chronicle editors and reporters are providing commentary about the debut — and we’ll be giving viewers the opportunity to offer their own opinions and reactions to the show during the premiere. Discussing ‘The Philanthropist’
By Peter Panepento
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Opinion: Changing Hospitals’ Tax Status Could Have Unintended Consequences
Opinion: Changing hospitals’ tax status could have unintended consequences
Professional Volunteers Needed
Nonprofit world encouraged to do better job recruiting professional volunteers
By Ian Wilhelm
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