Opinion
Don’t Let Congress Keep Stomping on Advocacy Rights
New restrictions on nonprofit free-speech rights are a sign not just of growing power by conservatives to quash popular democracy, but also that charities and foundations aren't mobilizing to fend off threats.
Letters to the Editor
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Coverage of Community-Service Agency Failed to Offer Full Picture
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Nonprofit Leaders Must Take a United View That Charitable Deductions Matter
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History Was Philanthropy Book’s Aim, Not Speculating About the Past
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Baby Boomers: Merge Goals With Nonprofits
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Shock Tactics by Charities Are 'Reprehensible Messaging’
Vincent Stehle
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Kony Video Is Just the Latest Social-Media Effort to Show the Power of Charity Campaigns
Nonprofits working behind the scenes are finding new ways to spark popular online revolts virtually overnight.
- Legal Efforts to Suppress Voting Should Draw Charity Protests
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Philanthropy’s Turn to Occupy Wall Street
Pablo Eisenberg
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End the 'Witch Hunt’ Approach at Catholic Community-Organizing Fund
The Campaign for Human Development, a Catholic group that provides $8-million a year to charities, has bowed too far to pressure from conservative bishops, casting out groups...
- The New York Times Was Wrong to Abandon Philanthropy
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Fighting Fraud and Promoting Social Equity: a Nonprofit Agenda
Leslie Lenkowsky
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Unlocking Government Aid for Religious Groups
A Supreme Court decision removes the roadblocks that have made it hard for federal dollars to flow to faith organizations.
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New Poverty Figures Offer Lessons for Grant Makers
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Philanthropy’s Missed Opportunities After 9/11
Recent Opinion
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A New Kind of IPO for Facebook’s Millionaires
It's time for the newly rich to lead the charge to ensure philanthropy puts more dollars and decision making into the hands of the minorities who will soon collectively...
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Why Watching CEO Expense Accounts Matters
In the midst of major leadership issues, nobody wants to spend time monitoring a chief executive's discretionary spending, but abuse of a nonprofit's checkbook can bring down...
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Don’t Let Corporate Marketers Set the Charity Agenda
The growth of cause marketing not only hurts nonprofits but also relieves governments and businesses of their responsibility to solve large-scale problems.
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What Foundations Can Learn From Failure
Grant makers often set impossible goals or let arrogant executives set the agenda instead of figuring out what strategies might be most effective.
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Grant Makers Need to Help Fix American Democracy
Supporting the organizations that provide accurate information and curb the undue influence of money in politics are essential for foundations of all ideological stripes.
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How Data Can Improve a Nonprofit’s Work
Leadership and incentives to staff members are critical if nonprofits expect to improve their programs by measuring results.
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Nonprofits Must Tell Donors About Solutions if They Expect to Win Public’s Trust
The public has a mistrust of all things big, including nonprofits, but by pitching long-terms solutions, charities can avoid some of the skepticism.
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Foundation Attention-Deficit Disorder Becomes an Epidemic
The major social ills foundations seek to heal can't be solved with the ephemeral efforts that mark philanthropy today, writes a former W.K. Kellogg Foundation official.
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Don’t Blame the Culture Wars for Komen’s Problems
Poor management decisions made in the Planned Parenthood controversy offer lessons to nonprofits of all kinds, say two former charity chief executives.
