- As Congress grapples with how to overhaul of the health-care system, some advocacy groups involved in the debate provide little information about their financial support and have misleading names, which breeds “public mistrust” of nonprofit groups, says Bob Ottenhoff, chief executive of GuideStar, on his group’s blog.
- With investment giant Goldman Sachs considering whether to require its executives to give more to charity, Kelly Kleiman, a charity consultant, argues on her blog that charitable giving is not an adequate way for bankers to improve their public image.
- The bad economy may be hammering the nonprofit world, but today could be the best time in history to work for a charity with the rise of social networking, an estimated increase in philanthropic giving, and a new generation of Americans interested in helping the world, writes Patrick Sallee, director of development at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City, on his blog.
- While America reveres “robber barons” who earn a fortune unscrupulously and then donate part of it to charity, the world really needs corporate leaders who create businesses that fight poverty and help the environment as part of their everyday operations, writes John Perkins, a liberal activist, on the Huffington Post.
- “Planning a career at a jobs fair is a little like looking for a soul mate at a singles bar,” writes Seth Godin, an author and marketing expert, on his blog. He calls for a “better sort of career fair, one that’s selective, interactive, long-term, and both career and fair.”
