Tracking Conditions in Earthquake-Stricken Haiti, Plus More: Thursday’s Roundup
January 14, 2010, 3:59 pm
By Maria Di Mento
- As the world responds to the disaster in Haiti, nonprofit blogs are offering updates on the situation. Aid workers in the country are writing about their experiences on AlertNet, a Reuters Foundation Web site about humanitarian emergencies. And on a Council on Foundations blog, the council’s president, Steve Gunderson, is encouraging grant makers to support relief efforts. “Leadership moments are not scheduled,” he says. “If philanthropy’s mission is to serve the common good, this is indeed one of those moments.”
- While many people see charitable giving as an alternative to taxes, the two are “inextricably linked” and donors should consider supporting changes in tax policies that would benefit philanthropy, writes Alison Goldberg, of Wealth for the Common Good, an advocacy group. Her views appear on the New Voices of Philanthropy blog.
- As more foundations and charities seek to develop ways to measure the success of their work, too often these evaluation efforts have been misguided and overlook their ultimate goal: “helping nonprofits create greater benefits for the people and causes they serve,” says Mario Morino, chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners, on the group’s Web site.
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