June 10, 2004
The Public Loses Out When Charities Become Too Businesslike
The business culture that began sweeping the nonprofit world two decades ago has sunk its roots dangerously deep. Fueled by cuts in government funds, a desperation for money, the pressure of donors, and the myth of corporate-management efficiency, the idea that charitable organizations should operate more like businesses threatens the mission, integrity, and advocacy role of nonprofit groups.
At a recent forum on nonprofit groups at Georgetown University, the head of a local
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