Social Research Can Make a Difference
The philanthropic tradition of supporting research for “social betterment” is marking its 100-year anniversary this year, and looking back today, this approach to charitable giving seems more relevant than ever. Credit for ushering in what marked a new era in philanthropy goes to the Russell Sage…
By Alice O’Connor
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Judges Becoming Quasi-Philanthropists
Should judges donate money from class-action lawsuits to charity?
By STACY PALMER
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Opinion: A Former Food Bank Leader Says the Organizations Help Fuel the Problem
Opinion: How the nation’s food banks fuel the hunger problem as they seek to help the needy
Government Must Move Quickly to Aid the Smithsonian
After the scandal that engulfed the Smithsonian over the past year, one might expect the museum complex to go out of its way to demonstrate that it is changing its management and governance and doing everything it can to ensure that it is run in a manner befitting the nation’s most important…
By PABLO EISENBERG
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To the Editor: Big-money donors responsible for the establishment of the nascent Center for Excellence in Higher Education, in Indianapolis, (“New Center Aims to Give Higher-Education Donors More Powers,” October 4) send a dangerous message to their peers about exerting power over colleges and…
Easing Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life
This year’s Veterans Day observations inevitably remind us of the hurdles facing American soldiers returning from Iraq. Thanks to medical and technological advances, many severely wounded veterans survive and return home, facing a long struggle. Many of the injured are young, often with limited…
By SUSAN BERRESFORD
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Foundations Should Stop Hoarding Their Assets
To the Editor: Ian Wilhelm’s article “New Structure at Carnegie Is Designed to Respond to Emerging Issues” (October 18) raises an important question. The restructuring at the Carnegie Corporation of New York is certainly a sweeping change, and in the nuclear age, greater understanding among…
New Approaches Are Needed to Curb Poverty
As the 2008 elections approach, many nonprofit groups that focus on fighting poverty, aiding decaying cities, creating jobs, and closing the growing gap between rich and poor people have begun to hope that a shift in presidential power toward the Democrats, and a tighter hold on Congress, would…
By Steve Dubb and TED HOWARD
Charity Leader Seeks to Fill His Predecessor’s Size 14 Boots
As the new executive director of the Northcoast Environmental Center, in Arcata, Calif., Greg King knows he has big shoes to fill. Mr. King, 46, has taken over the job that was held for more than 35 years by Tim McKay — ALSO SEE: BIO: About Greg King, Executive Director of The Northcoast…
By Scott Westcott
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Aid Groups Denounce French Charity’s Airlift
International relief groups are trying to smooth relations with Africans and African government officials after a scandal involving a French charity raised suspicions about their charitable operations and goodwill. Last month, six employees of L’Arche de Zoé (Zoe’s Ark), a charity based in Paris,…
By Ian Wilhelm
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