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Portrait of Girl Scouts Turmoil Doesn’t Reflect Charity’s Strength
The mission of the Girl Scouts is to serve young people. Whether its staff changes and affiliate reorganization are good for all employees is irrelevant, say three leaders of...
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Giving $1,000 a Day to Individuals Is a Bad Idea
Combatting social problems requires donors to make grants over time, not in small, short-term bursts.
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Former Public Welfare Board Member Defends His Views
Tom Scanlon says his memo to newly recruited trustees was meant to encourage them to restore some of the organization's earlier practices.
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Equality Should Start Within Organizations
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Nonprofits Need to Shake Their Tax Obsession
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Public Welfare Fund Rebuts Trustee’s Criticisms
The board says the fund continues to make grants that take risks and serve people in need, as it responds to a Chronicle column about the departure of a board member...
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Well-Managed Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Hurt Frontline Nonprofits
Creating charitable endowments provides philanthropic strength and continuity, says a former community-fund leader.
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Fla. Tax-Credit Program Isn’t Covert Operation
The program saves the state's taxpayers money, and parents are fueling the growth, says the leader of an organization that helps manage the program.
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Social Innovation Fund Not 'Shaky’
While the fund has caused additional administrative burdens, there are also benefits that make those additional burdens worthwhile.
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Nonprofits Should Try to Learn From Business
An attack on the author Dan Pallotta missed the point that nonprofits need to be measured by impact, not overhead.
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Low-Wage Workers Deserve More From Nonprofits
Charities need to improve the pay and benefits they offer to people who do challenging jobs, like providing home health care, nonprofit officials urge.
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Coverage of Community-Service Agency Failed to Offer Full Picture
National-service advocates criticize a series of articles about the Corporation for National and Community Service and President Obama's nominee to lead the organization.
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Nonprofit Leaders Must Take a United View That Charitable Deductions Matter
The attack on giving breaks stems from the belief that governments know better how to spend money than private citizens, writes the head of the Triad Foundation.
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History Was Philanthropy Book’s Aim, Not Speculating About the Past
The author of Philanthropy in America defends his approach to writing about the history of giving in the United States.
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Baby Boomers: Merge Goals With Nonprofits
A foundation development director urges baby boomers to seek out existing charities to work with rather than trying to start new nonprofits.
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Shock Tactics by Charities Are 'Reprehensible Messaging’
A fund-raising adviser takes The Chronicle and nonprofits to task for promoting risqué approaches.
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Letters: Worldwatch Institute has Grasp on Mission
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Hershey School’s Governance: 2 Opposing Views
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Carnegie Institution of Washington's Response
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's response to questions about its support of research on eugenics in the 1930's.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Response
The Carnegie Corporation of New York responds to questions about its support of research on eugenics in the 1940's.
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