Bush Faces Big Hurdles in Carrying Out ‘Compassionate Conservatism’
By LESLIE LENKOWSKYWhen Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, and Jesse Helms all agree, either a real consensus has formed, or somebody’s confused. All four of those people -- and many of their supporters -- now firmly believe that government should rely more heavily on religious groups and…
Moving Locale Can Cause Problems
To the Editor: In response to your article, “Seeking a New Lease on Life” (December 14), I have a word of caution for the urban charities thinking of leaving the city. The Association on American Indian Affairs moved from its New York City location of more than 60 years to an Indian reservation in…
Recruit Volunteers to be Lobbyists
To the Editor: Mark Rosenman is right that charitable organizations are put at a big disadvantage by the influence of money in political campaigns (“Nonprofit Leaders Must Help to Restore the Nation’s Democratic Principles,” Opinion, November 30). But charities can do something about that imbalance…
Why Don’t Charities Take More Advantage of Online Donors?
To the Editor: Thanks for the excellent story on e-mail fund raising, “You’ve Got a Charity Solicitation” (November 30). To learn more about online fund-raising efforts, we made $25 online donations to 34 major national nonprofits and both major presidential campaigns and parties. Only the World…
Should We Be Our Foolish Brothers’ Keepers?
By LEON R. KASSThese are critical times for philanthropic and voluntary associations. With the federal government cutting support for social services and programs, private philanthropy is being asked to take up the slack and is considering how to meet the challenge. But should philanthropy meet…
By Leon R. Kass
Contributor
The IRS Issues New Regulations to Enforce ‘Intermediate Sanctions’ Law
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNWashington More than two years after issuing provisional rules on the topic, the Internal Revenue Service has released more-detailed rules on how it will enforce a law designed to crack down on people who receive improper financial benefits through their involvement with…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Letter Writer Wrong on Hunger Issue
To the Editor: To be effective in fighting problems like hunger and poverty, it’s necessary to have a soft heart and a hard head. In his letter in your December 14 issue, Daniel T. Oliver helps establish that the opposite combination leads nowhere. He brings little information to support his claim…
Back to the Future: How the Past Century Shaped Today’s Nonprofit World
What 10 events most heavily influenced the development of the nonprofit world during the past century? While that question could be answered in any number of ways, a group of scholars, nonprofit leaders, and other experts on charities recently drew up its own list of responses under the auspices of…
To the Editor: Your November 30 My View column on Catholic Charities (“A Wrong Turn for Catholic Charities,” by Brian C. Anderson) seemed more an outcry of a disgruntled ideologue than a reflective analysis of the reality and challenges of the Catholic Charities USA network of service provision.…
Donors Too Often Support Visionaries Who Don’t Have Management Skills
By MARK R. KRAMERLeadership is not the same as good management. Yet neither can be effective without the other. Whether in the nonprofit or the for-profit world, a good executive director or chief executive officer needs to be a motivational leader, instilling a sense of energy and vision to gain…