Katrina’s Lesson for Grant Makers: Build Self-Sufficiency
To the Editor: As communities across the country continue to respond to the needs of those affected by Katrina, it is incumbent upon philanthropic organizations to ensure that nonprofits have the support they need. This is true both in the affected areas of the Gulf Coast, as well as in every…
Foundations Are Burning Out Charity CEO’s
A study points out the reasons why charity leaders are sometimes crippled by work stress.
By Julie L. Rogers
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Doctor and Former Technology CEO to Lead Google Philanthropy
Larry Brilliant’s life seems the product of a split personality. He has lived in a Himalayan monastery and traveled with the Grateful Dead, but also is a doctor, a former chief executive of a Seattle technology company, and a telecommunications patent holder. After 61 years, though, he says his two…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Gearing Up for a Grim Anniversary
As the war in Iraq enters its fourth year, advocacy groups on both sides plan marches and other events To mark the third anniversary of the United States military’s entry into Iraq, several advocacy groups have made plans for special ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: Iraq’s Reach Into the Nonprofit World…
By Michael Anft
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OPINION: LAWMAKERS AND CHARITIES
Citizens must pay more attention to lawmakers’ involvement with charitable organizations, urges The Washington Post in an editorial. The opinion piece highlights heavy fund-raising expenses at a Philadelphia charity founded by Sen. Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania. “These groups may do…
Businesses should provide more charities with operating support, rigorously evaluate their grantees, and consider how to create better partnerships with nonprofit groups, says Kenneth D. Lewis chief executive of Bank of America Corporation in an opinion article in The Boston Globe. “We urge our…
Top Donors Are Doing Too Little to Help the Needy
This country’s most-generous donors give little or nothing to nonprofit organizations that work to reduce poverty or eliminate the social and economic inequities of our society. A review of gifts made last year by the 63 donors on The Chronicle’s list of the nation’s biggest benefactors, as well as…
By PABLO EISENBERG
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Foundations and Katrina: a Diverse and Strong Response
To the Editor: Over the past century American foundations and corporate-giving programs have increasingly addressed the most pressing challenges of society. The Council on Foundations is one of those leading the way in this movement. We recognize that leadership demands preparation. That’s why last…
The Common Good Depends on Government
For many years the United States has witnessed a contest over the proper role of government. On one side are those who think government should be smaller and do less, looking to market forces as the source of prosperity and well-being. On the other side...well, is there another side? To be sure,…
By DIANNE STEWART
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