Opinion
Scandal Should Prompt IRS to Clarify Rules
To protect the integrity of groups pursuing nonpartisan activities, it's important for the tax agency to be clearer about just what kinds of politicking social-welfare groups can pursue.
Letters to the Editor
- Portrait of Girl Scouts Turmoil Doesn’t Reflect Charity’s Strength
- Giving $1,000 a Day to Individuals Is a Bad Idea
- Former Public Welfare Board Member Defends His Views
Vincent Stehle
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Documentary Paints a Bleak but Fair Picture of Detroit’s Decline
The filmmakers' starting premise was that entrepreneurs were rebuilding the city against all odds. But what they found was a cautionary tale about the impact of globalization...
Pablo Eisenberg
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Attorney General Inquiry Into Hershey School Resolves Little
The conclusions, which absolve leaders of wrongdoing, are hard to square with what journalists and advocacy groups have reported.
Leslie Lenkowsky
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IRS Should Allow Social-Welfare Groups Unlimited Advocacy
The inspector general's report on the Tea Party scandal teaches an important lesson about the inherent difficulty of trying to regulate an activity that is impossible to...
Recent Opinion
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What Young Wealthy Donors Want
People in their 20s and 30s want to take risks and welcome chances for hands-on involvement in philanthropy.
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Too Many Charities Don’t Benefit From Donor-Advised Fund Boom
Congress should require peope with donor-advised funds to distribute at least 20 percent of the assets each year—or at least give more generous deductions to people who...
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Philanthropy Shouldn’t Jump on Immigration Overhaul
If the system changes, the losers may be many of the very desparate people worldwide whom grant makers most want to help.
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Hershey Trust Settlement Shows What Matters on Board Duties
The Pennsylvania attorney general took a high standard in deciding whether anybody had breached fiduciary duty at the $9-billion trust and said nobody broke the law amid...
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Building Equitable Nonprofits Requires Shedding Our Biases
Blacks, Latinos, Hispanics, and others now have the power and resources nonprofits need on their boards.
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Openness and Lower Donor Tax Breaks Can Rein In Telemarketers
Too many direct-marketing companies are keeping the bulk of the money they raise for themselves.
