The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Letters to the Editor http://philanthropy.com/section/Letters-to-the-Editor/221/ Sat, 26 May 2012 06:26:02 EDT <![CDATA[Coverage of Community-Service Agency Failed to Offer Full Picture]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131347/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Coverage-of-Community-Service/131347/ 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.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Nonprofit Leaders Must Take a United View That Charitable Deductions Matter]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/131001/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Leaders-Must-Take-a/131001/ 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.

]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST <![CDATA[History Was Philanthropy Book’s Aim, Not Speculating About the Past]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130316/ http://philanthropy.com/article/History-Was-Philanthropy/130316/ The author of Philanthropy in America defends his approach to writing about the history of giving in the United States.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baby Boomers: Merge Goals With Nonprofits]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/130359/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Baby-Boomers-Merge-Goals-With/130359/ A foundation development director urges baby boomers to seek out existing charities to work with rather than trying to start new nonprofits.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Shock Tactics by Charities Are 'Reprehensible Messaging’]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129970/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Shock-Tactics-by-Charities-Are/129970/ A fund-raising adviser takes The Chronicle and nonprofits to task for promoting risqué approaches.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Letters: Worldwatch Institute has Grasp on Mission]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129291/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Letters-Worldwatch-Institute/129291/ Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Hershey School’s Governance: 2 Opposing Views]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129195/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Hershey-School-s-Governance-/129195/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Carnegie Institution of Washington's Response]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129064/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Carnegie-Institution-of/129064/ The Carnegie Institution of Washington's response to questions about its support of research on eugenics in the 1930's.

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Response]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129063/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Carnegie-Corporation-of-New/129063/ The Carnegie Corporation of New York responds to questions about its support of research on eugenics in the 1940's.

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Letters: Social-Impact Bonds Could Complement Other Forms of Giving]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129013/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Letters-Social-Impact-Bonds/129013/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Hershey Trust Responds: A 'Fundamentally Wrong' Premise]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/129057/ http://philanthropy.com/article/The-Hershey-Trust-Responds-A/129057/ An official of the Milton Hershey School says a Chronicle columnist misrepresented the actions of the organization and its board.

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:11:00 EDT <![CDATA[Letter: A 'Lead Director' May Destabilize Boards]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128394/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Letter-A-Lead-Director-May/128394/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT <![CDATA[Letter: Charities Can Benefit From Diverse Boards]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128393/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Letter-Charities-Can-Benefit/128393/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:42:00 EDT <![CDATA[Letter: Did a New Survey Offer Misleading Data on the CEO Turnover 'Wave’?]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/128338/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Letter-Did-a-New-Survey-Offer/128338/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA['Trustees Drive CEO Se­lec­tion, Not Search Firms’]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/127496/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Trustees-Drive-CEO/127496/ Letters on the role of trustees in foundation searches, the prevalence of fraud in the nonprofit world, and the best ways to groom leaders.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[NPR Fake-Donor Situation Not 'a Harsh New Reality’]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/126957/ http://philanthropy.com/article/NPR-Fake-Donor-Situation-Not/126957/ The snap judgments about Ron Schiller, an NPR fund raiser caught in a video sting were unfair, say people who know him.

]]> Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Measuring Nonprofit Results Is Not A Futile Task]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/126673/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Measuring-Nonprofit-Results-Is/126673/ Experts on evaluation say a Chronicle columnist got it wrong when he urged foundations to stop their "measurement mania."

]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:21:00 EST <![CDATA[Partisan Politics Could Pose 'Toxic Threat’ to Foundations]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/125144/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Partisan-Politics-Could-Pose/125144/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[New Effort Aims to Foster Diversity]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/125164/ http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Effort-Aims-to-Foster/125164/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:29:00 EDT <![CDATA[Many Charities Face Big Challenges]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/124932/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Many-Charities-Face-Big/124932/ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Innovation Fund Offers Opportunity]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/124951/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Innovation-Fund-Offers/124951/ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:27:00 EDT <![CDATA[Grant Seeker Did Not Get Special Treatment]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/124487/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Grant-Seeker-Did-Not-Get/124487/ Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:30:00 EDT <![CDATA[The Nonprofit World’s Finances Not So Bleak]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/124473/ http://philanthropy.com/article/The-Nonprofit-World-s/124473/ The gloomy portrait of a new study by GuideStar is unwarranted, writes an academic scholar, while the head of a nonprofit group defends her organization's federal-innovation grant.

]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Giving USA’s Tally: Debating the Numbers]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/66176/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Giving-USA-s-Tally-Debating/66176/ The measure of annual donations is accurate, say its publishers, while a philanthropy expert says the real question is not about percentage changes in giving but the way nonprofit groups will be reshaped as the downturn continues.

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Few Charities Pay Exorbitant Salaries to Their CEO’s]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/66178/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Few-Charities-Pay-Exorbitant/66178/ A Chronicle columnist is wrong to suggest that Congress needs to put a lid on executive pay at charities, writes a nonprofit-compensation expert.

]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EDT <![CDATA[Florida’s New Foundation Law Protects Donor Intent]]> http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/66184/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Florida-s-New-Foundation-Law/66184/ How much does the public want to know about the diversity of foundation leaders and grantees? Very little, says a nonprofit leader discussing Florida's new law on foundation disclosure.

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