Accountability Web Site: More Harm Than Good?
By DAN PRIVESNon-profit groups -- and donors who are eagerly looking for information to help them decide which organizations are worthy of support -- have been pinning a lot of hope on the Internet. As information about charities becomes easier and easier to obtain with just a few clicks of a…
By Dan Prives
Contributor
Group’s Founding Poorly Described
To the Editor: The article “Where Small Foundations Can Learn the Ropes” (May 18) accurately describes the need for the Association of Small Foundations. But as founding chair of the organization, I would like to point out that attribution of the founding to Joe Pierpont and Charles Scott is far…
Bush’s Approach Would Be Welcome
To the Editor: Your article on George Bush (“The Bush Brand of Charity,” April 6) highlights the importance the Texas governor places on charity to address many of our nation’s enduring social needs. Governor Bush’s first national policy speech in July 1999 (at a small Indianapolis church) focused…
Simon’s Legacy Deserves No Praise
To the Editor: Leslie Lenkowsky’s defense of the late William Simon’s systematic efforts to fund academics who agreed with his own free-market ideology, and to defund those who disagreed, is extremely flimsy (“William Simon’s Legacy to Philanthropy,” June 15). It comes down to the claims, first,…
Boy Scout Ruling Leaves Many Groups Vulnerable
The United States Supreme Court´s decision upholding the Boy Scouts’ right to expel a gay scoutmaster has been widely hailed as vindicating freedom of association. But it does so only to a limited degree. What the ruling really did was to make voluntary groups alarmingly vulnerable to continued…
Stopping Gun Violence: What Will Really Make a Difference
To the Editor: Similar to so many other articles in the mass media that are biased against firearms, the article, “Stop the Shooting: Calling Foundations to Arms” (June 1) renders a huge disservice to responsible gun owners in America and the firearms industry generally. While the Million Mom March…
Silence on Scams May Boomerang on Charities
By J.J. MacNABA year ago, a lawyer called me with a startling request. He wanted to know if I could put him in touch with any of my financial clients who fit this description: under age 30, seriously ill, and a life expectancy of two to three years. The lawyer said he would pay the sick person…
By J.J. MacNab
Contributor
Scouts’ Honor or America’s Dishonor: a Sampling of Editorials on the Ruling
Chicago Tribune: Freedom of association is one of the keystones of a democratic society. Churches are allowed to bar atheists, civil-rights groups may exclude Klansmen, and the Green ALSO SEE:Text of the majority opinionText of the dissent by Justice StevensText of the dissent by Justice SouterA…
Debate rages over implications of Supreme Court’s decision to allow Boy Scouts to exclude homosexual leaders The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Boy Scouts of America’s right to reject ALSO SEE:Text of the majority opinionText of the dissent by Justice StevensText of the dissent by…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Providing Care to the Disabled
To the editor: Your article on educating health-care professionals treating people with disabilities was right on target (“Medical Attention,” The Face of Philanthropy, April 20). The road to proper medical care for many people with disabilities is frequently an obstacle course filled with hurdles…