Republicans give a bigger share of their incomes to charity, says a prominent economist It’s been a tough month for conservatives, with the Republican Party losing control of both houses of Congress, but a new book ALSO SEE: TEXT: How to Increase Giving ARTICLE: How an Author’s Views on Giving…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
What the Election Results Mean for Nonprofit Groups
The results of this month’s elections were mostly a reflection of how voters felt about foreign policy and corruption in Washington. While those issues are of concern to people in the nonprofit world, it is likely that charities and foundations will feel the effects of the election on a range of…
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
Opinion: Congress Urged to Tighten Rules on Art Museums
The fine line that art museums walk between charity and the marketplace is becoming a problematic contradiction, according to an opinion article in The Wall Street Journal. Although museums benefit from charitable tax breaks, the article contends they operate much like for-profit companies: selling…
Opinion: Eight Effective Antipoverty Programs
Although many Americans doubt the effectiveness of foreign aid, there are several proven antipoverty programs that actually make a difference, says Tina Rosenberg in an editorial for The New York Times. Many Americans think the U.S. government should spend about 10 percent of the national budget on…
How Are Nonprofit Finances Changing? New Data Make It Hard to Tell
Five years ago, when a new version of the Nonprofit Almanac — a key reference guide — was issued, it said that government grants and contracts accounted for 31 percent of the revenue that charities and social-welfare organizations received in 1997, the last year for which such data were available.…
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
Tax Breaks for Art Gifts Benefit Everyone
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTo the Editor: Pablo Eisenberg (“Congress Should End Special Tax Breaks for Art Gifts,” Opinion, October 12) is woefully out of touch with the realities of art museums. We struggle constantly to add to the legacy of art that public institutions share with a broad audience. Mr.…
Social Change and the Connected Age
MY VIEW The women of Kuwait successfully won the right to vote last year by secretly using their personal digital ALSO SEE: QUIZ: How Connected Is Your Charity? assistants beneath their burqas to send e-mail messages to Kuwait’s all-male Legislature. This fall, Rock the Vote and Facebook teamed up…
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
How and Why Donors Should Carefully Consider Their Giving
NEW BOOKS Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy
By Anne W. Howard
Contributor
What the Election Results Mean for Nonprofit Groups
The results of this week’s election were mostly a reflection of how voters felt about foreign policy and corruption in Washington. While those issues are of ALSO SEE:Article: Tax-Code Overhaul Could Harm CharitiesArticle: A Nonprofit Agenda for the New Congress concern to people in the nonprofit…
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
Opinion: Congress Questions NCAA Tax Status
In what amounts to a “moral audit,” Congress has asked the National Collegiate Athletic Association to justify its tax-exempt status in light of the billions of dollars the organization earns each year and its merely tentative links to higher education, notes a sports columnist in The New York…