Give and Take, a Roundup of Nonprofit Blogs

November 08, 2007

Give and Take is a service of The Chronicle of Philanthropy that rounds up the best postings that appear on blogs about the nonprofit world.

The most-recent postings include:

Concern that advocacy efforts — and related fund-raising appeals — may be hindering the work of relief agencies in Darfur.

Debate over how well the Pew Charitable Trusts’ current activities mesh with its founders’ wishes and desires.

You can also read previous postings on issues about philanthropic giving, fund raising, and management of nonprofit organizations.

Give and Take is updated regularly throughout the day.

I Feel we are not really addressing the homeless but enabling them to remain that way and continue this cycle generations to come. Who benefits the correctional system ?

— Earl L. Gardner Nov 1, 01:49 PM #
I recently attended a meeting regarding homeless issues. The attendees were representatives from many organizations and churches who work providing services for the homeless. They each stood up, in turn, and talked about all their organizations are doing to “help.”

I stood up and asked what anyone is doing to provide an incentive to people to stop being homeless. When my question was met with silence I continued by saying, “If we make it safe and comfortable to be homeless, if we provide for every need, why would anyone want to stop being homeless?”

Again I was met with silence and a few pained expressions. Then I realized that I was the only person in the room who would still have a job if there were no more homeless people.

— Patricia Nov 8, 05:47 PM #

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