August 18, 2005
Philanthropy Must Challenge Corporate America
The United States has long depended on its nonprofit groups to serve as a watchdog, an independent force to hold other parts of society accountable and ensure that they are honest and productive. Nonprofit activism has led to changes in rural policy, the creation of Social Security, improvements in government behavior, better education and health-care systems, and expanded civil rights and civil liberties.
Nonprofit groups were successful in bringing about those changes because they
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