Taking the Lead on Ethical Fund Raising
As Paulette V. Maehara takes up her post this week as the new president of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, her biggest challenge may be the threat to ethical fund raising that has come about because non-profit groups increasingly manage and market themselves as businesses.…
By HENRY GOLDSTEIN
Contributor
Foundations, Reality, and Ties to the Press
To the Editor: Pablo Eisenberg hits the nail on the head in claiming that non-profit groups must work to form new partnerships with the media (“Non-Profit World Must Improve Ties to the Press,” May 7). Journalists do vitiate their watchdog capacity by paying excessive attention to scandals and…
Poverty Is as ‘True’ in the U.S. as It Is Overseas
To the Editor: Philip D. Harvey’s opinion article (“Want to Attack True Poverty? Look Overseas,” My View, April 23) featured some wonderful statistics concerning how the American standard of living is so much higher than other nations and how, in Mr. Harvey’s opinion, Americans no longer need…
Spreading What Works: a Needed Role for Grant Makers
It has been nearly three decades -- back to the early years of the Great Society -- since the role of non-profit organizations and the services they render has been debated as intensely as it is being debated today. The decline of federal involvement in human services, and the corresponding shift…
By Michael A. Bailin
Contributor
Judge’s Ruling Favors Breakaway Affiliate
A federal judge has ruled that the former Mississippi affiliate of the American Diabetes Association can retain ownership of a roughly $1-million fund balance plus records, membership lists, and other property that the association had sought after the affiliate broke away from the national charity.…
Ted Turner Maps Out His Sphere of Influence
United Nations Foundation gets off to a quick start with first round of grants and a high-powered board The United Nations Foundation’s initial round of grants reflects both the varied interests of its benefactor, Ted Turner, and the wide range of activities in which U.N. agencies play a role. The…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Linking Good Business and Good Philanthropy
To the Editor: There is an interesting sidelight to your article on entrepreneurs who came from the non-profit sector (“Entering Another World,” April 9). Decades ago, when Gary Hirshberg directed the New Alchemy Institute, he was a grantee of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Today, Mr. Hirshberg…
A Company’s Leader Sets the Tone of Giving
To the Editor: There is a perennial organizational mantra about the leader in a group setting the tone through his or her actions. In the case of Real Networks (“A Clearinghouse of Causes: WebActive Reflects Founder’s Progressive Vision,” April 9), Rob Glaser’s attitudes are definitely reflected in…
Internet’s Real Strength Is Building Community
To the Editor: We applaud your timely focus in “Acting Up On Line” by Paul Demko (April 9). However, with his focus on using this technology for mainly federal legislative battles, Mr. Demko underemphasizes two important elements of this new communication tool -- one a potential and the other a…
Don’t Rush to Judge Abstinence Programs
To the Editor: Regarding your article on teen-age pregnancy (“Helping Kids Not Have Kids,” April 23), the overhaul of the federal welfare law, which authorized the payment of $50-million a year to organizations that run programs that encourage young people to abstain from having sexual relations,…