http://philanthropy.com/section/Opinion/212/ Fri, 24 May 2013 12:16:47 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139303/ http://philanthropy.com/article/What-Young-Wealthy-Donors-Want/139303/ People in their 20s and 30s want to take risks and welcome chances for hands-on involvement in philanthropy.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139321/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Too-Many-Charities-Don-t/139321/ 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 give money directly to operating charities.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139313/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Documentary-Paints-a-Bleak-but/139313/ 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 and the decline of the middle class.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139315/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Philanthropy-Shouldn-t-Jump/139315/ If the system changes, the losers may be many of the very desparate people worldwide whom grant makers most want to help.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139335/ http://philanthropy.com/article/IRS-Should-Allow/139335/ 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 define.

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 12:28:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139287/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Hershey-Trust-Settlement-Shows/139287/ 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 allegations of insider deals.

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 09:38:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139271/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Attorney-General-Inquiry-Into/139271/ The conclusions, which absolve leaders of wrongdoing, are hard to square with what journalists and advocacy groups have reported.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139265/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Scandal-Should-Prompt-IRS-to/139265/ 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.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138967/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Portrait-of-Girl-Scouts/138967/ 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 local affiliates.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138953/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Building-Equitable-Nonprofits/138953/ Blacks, Latinos, Hispanics, and others now have the power and resources nonprofits need on their boards.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138955/ http://philanthropy.com/article/OpennessLower-Donor-Tax/138955/ Too many direct-marketing companies are keeping the bulk of the money they raise for themselves.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138949/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Stop-Putting-So-Many-Strings/138949/ Donors cite current overhead costs as proof that nonprofits already spend too much on administration, apparently oblivious to their own role in pushing up the very costs they question.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138943/ http://philanthropy.com/article/To-Help-the-Poor/138943/ Right-leaning donors would be wise to follow the advice of David Kuo, a former White House aide to George W. Bush, about the best ways to transform public policy.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 10:30:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138759/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Robert-Edgar-A-Forceful/138759/ The chief executive of Common Cause, who died at age 69 on Tuesday, was a strong coalition builder whose diplomatic style and ferocious passion for ethics made him an effective leader.

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138591/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Abuses-Won-t-Stop/138591/ Federal rules on charities need to prevent self-dealing, excessive compensation, and other problems undermining trust in charities.

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138587/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Pride-Can-Reinvigorate-a/138587/ Can we honestly act surprised when private or public money declines if the nonprofits that advocate for good causes appear to be what their critics claim: removed and therefore inanimate in many people's lives?

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138611/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Immigration-Overhaul-Needs/138611/ Many of the goals grant makers seek to advance could be reached if 11 million people in the country illegally were no longer forced to live in the shadows.

]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138293/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Grant-Makers-Can-Help/138293/ Organizations often need stronger leadership and management before they are ready for ambitious campaigns.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138287/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charitable-Deduction-Fight/138287/ As governments seek to narrow tax exemptions, nonprofits need to find new ways to show why they deserve to avoid levies.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138299/ http://philanthropy.com/article/I-Give-Millions-to-Charities/138299/ New nonprofits that are taking risks and pursuing innovations are most likely to suffer if Congress curbs deductions for donations.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138323/ http://philanthropy.com/article/The-Hard-Work-of-Achieving/138323/ Two new books focus attention on how nonprofits can work to produce change and get results.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138295/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Grant-Maker-s-Week-on-Food/138295/ The head of the Nathan Cummings Foundation learned the value of making personal efforts to understand the problems philanthropy seeks to solve.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138035/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Grant-Makers-Should-Help-the/138035/ By helping people get lawyers to fight spousal abuse, home foreclosures, and other basic survival issues, foundations can make their grants go further.

]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138037/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Small-Foundations-Can-Bring/138037/ The Tow Foundation vowed to overhaul the juvenile-justice system and found that strenuous advocacy plus lots of collaboration paid off.

]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138041/ http://philanthropy.com/article/All-Nonprofits-Should-Protest/138041/ How can we expect to advance policies to improve our schools, protect our environment, and care for the elderly if we do not allow everyone the opportunity to elect decision makers?

]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/137985/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-a-Misguided-War-Led-to-a/137985/ Journalistic organizations with a social mission channeled skepticism about the invasion into a powerful decade-long effort to focus on major social issues.

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