Why Public Education Should Beware of Philanthropists, and More: Wednesday’s Roundup
January 13, 2010, 11:14 am
By Maria Di Mento
- Public school systems should be wary of philanthropic support, says an editorial in the Los Angeles Times. “Even the best-intentioned gifts have a way of shifting behavior,” it says. “Educators and the public, not individual philanthropists, should set the agenda for schools.”
- While international charities seek to build a personal connection between donors and recipients of aid, such fund-raising efforts are misguided and amount to philanthropy of a “Dickensian sort,” writes Owen Barder, an aid worker in Ethiopia, on his blog.
- Solving social problems requires drawing connections between needs and resources, writes Robert Egger, founder of the V3 Campaign, on his blog. He highlights two examples of issues he thinks can be linked: older people and sustainable food, and “green jobs” and the “aging in place” movement to keep older people in their homes. For example, a smart nonprofit group could train and employ young people to make the homes of older individuals energy efficient, Mr. Egger writes.
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