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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.
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Nonprofit Abuses Won’t Stop Without Tougher Regulators
Federal rules on charities need to prevent self-dealing, excessive compensation, and other problems undermining trust in charities.
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Foundations Must Step Up Giving to Government Watchdogs
President Obama's bad decisions about mixing money and politics, and his ill-considered use of community organizing, make clear why such groups need to be strong.
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A Veteran Foundation Board Member’s Advice on Grant Making
Tom Scanlon, who spent 40 years in service to the Public Welfare Foundation, says it's bad to follow fads and skimp on small grants to new groups.
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Rockefeller’s Political Grant Wastes Money
The foundation's effort to insert itself into the mayor's race and take the side of businesses undermines its mission to help the neediest citizens.
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Nonprofits Should Focus on Gun Control—Not Donor Tax Breaks
The tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn. underlines the absurdity of the massive effort nonprofits have put into protecting the charitable deduction.
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Charities Shouldn’t Strive to Have One Central Voice
Independent Sector's self-serving and opaque report calling for one organization to be a hub for nonprofit advocacy misses the mark and focuses on the wrong priorities.
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Ford Needs a Smarter Approach to Newspaper Grants
The foundation’s announcement that it is providing $500,000 to help The Washington Post strengthen its coverage is inappropriate and a waste of money.
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A United Way’s Misguided Focus on Big Charities
The District of Columbia United Way follows other donors that are increasingly causing the gap to grow between haves and have-nots in the nonprofit world.
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The Broken Nonprofit Board System Needs a Fix
With so many boards failing to prevent financial and other wrongdoing, we need new ways to monitor charities and investigate whistle-blower complaints.
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How Philanthropists Can Promote Democracy: Buy a Daily Newspaper
Grant makers and wealthy donors need to recognize that they can't promote their goals to improve society if the nation's daily newspapers keep cutting back.
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It’s Time to Ensure That Nonprofit Hospitals Serve the Poor
Nothing the Supreme Court does in the coming days will force nonprofit hospitals to do more to serve the needy. Congress should remedy that situation now.
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U. of Texas Scandal Shows Power of Media to Spotlight Charity Abuses
Reporters have come under criticism for questioning a powerful and respected nonprofit leader in Dallas, but without their efforts, nobody would have known about hundreds of...
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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...
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The New York Times Was Wrong to Abandon Philanthropy
As one of the last full-time reporters to cover nonprofits is reassigned to business coverage, the news media is no longer doing its job to hold charities accountable.
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Fighting Fraud and Promoting Social Equity: a Nonprofit Agenda
Charity and foundation leaders need to figure out how to do a better job of serving a society that is divided over class, ideology, and financial scarcity.
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Misplaced Giving Priorities of America’s Wealthy
At a time when nonprofits are closing and demand for their services is rising, why are rich donors directing their money to causes that are not urgent, such as aiding the...
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A Foundation Leader With Innovation and Risk-Taking in His DNA
Owen Lopez's nearly two-decade tenure leading the McCune Charitable Foundation, in Santa Fe, ends this year, but his mark on philanthropy endures.
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A Charity Scoundrel’s Death Marks the End of an Era
William Aramony, who spent six years in jail for misdeeds as head of United Way of America, was so flagrant in his abuse of power, it was easy for regulators to catch him....
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Nonprofits Need to Put Aside Self-Interest in Tax Debate
Charities need to push for a more equitable tax system and economic aid that creates jobs, not write-offs for rich donors.
About Pablo Eisenberg
Pablo Eisenberg, a regular Chronicle contributor, is a senior fellow at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. His e-mail address is pseisenberg@verizon.net.
