Here are some of latest blog items and opinion pieces worth noting for the nonprofit world:

• Herve Delhumeau examines the different ways business and charity have worked together and what the future may hold for businesses with a social mission.

• The Fundermentalist wonders if some Jewish philanthropists could sell their extensive art collections to support more charity work.

• The consulting company McKinsey looks at how businesses measure the financial value produced by their philanthropy and social-responsibility practices. (The article is in the company’s quarterly business magazine, which requires a subscription.)

• Social media has made it easier for people to organize for a cause, but is it also encouraging “slacktivism” and “bumper-sticker philanthropy,” wonders Kristin Ivie on the Social Citizens blog.

• On his Nonprofit Board Crisis blog, Mike Burns asks whether staff members who are concerned about their nonprofit group’s financial viability have a responsibility to alert board members, over the objection of the executive director who prefers to wait before speaking with the board.

• Bible College Reviews,
  a site that provides information on Christian universities, has posted a list of 100 “incredible philanthropy blogs.”

• The Chronicle’s Prospecting blog takes a look at why nonprofit organizations should be more aggressive in approaching international donors.