Debate on Government Money for Religious-Run Social Services; Plus More: Thursday’s Roundup
September 24, 2009, 12:22 pm
By Maria Di Mento
- The Washington Post’s On Faith blog is encouraging a debate on whether religious charities that receive government money should be allowed to discriminate in their hiring. Susan Jacoby, an author, says requiring religious institutions to hire people who do not agree with their principles is “absurd,” but argues that that is why the government should “not be in the business of funneling money for social-services through any faith-based organization, whatever its hiring practices.”
- John Copps of the philanthropic advisory group New Philanthropy Capital writes about how the recession is forcing grant makers in England to rethink the way they give. Grant makers have traditionally paid for the start-up costs of promising projects, and then looked to government to pick up the tab as the organizations grow. But Mr. Copps suggests that with governments cutting their budgets, donors might instead want to focus on supporting organizations that can be sustained by volunteers, try to find business approaches to help grow charities, and pool their money with other donors.
- Lydia Dishman, a writer for Fast Company magazine, says that Twitter is changing how some charities ask for donations.
- Writing on The Washington Post’s On Leadership blog, Matthew Bishop says the field of international aid is “in crisis.” Mr. Bishop, an editor for the Economist magazine who has written a book about philanthropy, suggests some ways to revitalize aid, such as getting citizens more involved through Web sites like Kiva and using mobile technology to give poor people a say in shaping aid programs.
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