Is the new trend to create nonprofit organizations with little oversight to do the business of governmental units?
A Nonprofit Controversy in San Diego Illustrates a Larger “Sleight of Hand” Trend
Study: Men Engage in “Competitive Helping Displays” When Donating in Response to Attractive Women
The next time you hear someone waxing on about how the “new donor” is so darn rational, think about this study.
Philadelphia Food Desert Study: Dramatic Increase in Healthy Food Options
Efforts to shrink the city’s food deserts have been successful, with a 48 percent net increase in full-service groceries from 2005 to 2013. Lessons learned may prove helpful elsewhere.
Why Do Some Governments Run Donor Money through the Clinton Foundation?
A question for the Clinton Foundation and its sovereign governmental donors: Why not work through established bodies and make them better instead of creating parallel structures to bypass them?
Tolkien Director Peter Jackson Helps History Come Alive in New Zealand
Hobbit director Peter Jackson, a retired army general, and a collection of wargamers combined forces to create this museum exhibit.
How the UK’s Political Parties Line Up on Nonprofit Policies
In the UK, the political parties issue “manifestos” about where they stand on the issues, including specific attention to policies affecting nonprofits and charities. We’d love to see the Democrats and Republicans do the same.
Finding the Good in a Bad Crash
By Amy Ta This podcast is about doing good. But bad thoughts have been hampering me since March 22, 2015. That was the day I smashed face-first onto pavement during a criterium bike race in Ontario, California.
Keeping Up with the Contestants for 2016: Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation, and Cisco
The interactions of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation, and Cisco deserve scrutiny, not a pass—despite the likelihood that all three will get a pass nonetheless.
The Big Get Bigger: Dynamics of the Wealth Gap of Universities and Colleges
The richest universities, even though they did lose assets during the recession, did not have to pinch pennies in their moneymaking capacities and so hit the ground running as the recovery started.
Indian Government at War with Greenpeace
Is the government of India trying to destroy Greenpeace India?
Judicial Standing Should Not Be the Only Standing that Matters at Sweet Briar
Judicial standing is one thing; basic respect for partners who have long invested their time and treasure in you on the understanding that your futures are tied up together is another.
The Scion of the Conservative Half of Berkshire Hathaway: Charles T. Munger Jr.’s Philanthropy
The conservative philanthropic grantmaking of Charles T. Munger, Jr., the son of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway partner.