July 16, 1998

Charities and the Shibboleth of Accountability

By JANNE G. GALLAGHER and BRUCE R. SIEVERS

Rhetoric emanating from public and private sources suggests a big problem with non-profit accountability.

In fact, despite a few well-publicized cases to the contrary, there is little evidence of significant wrongdoing or irresponsible behavior by non-profit organizations. Nor is there a lack of accountability. The real problem is the growing tendency to confuse the accountability standards for government agencies with those for private organizations that

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