Philanthropy is about to undergo seismic changes, according to Bill Somerville, executive director of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. Many nonprofits will welcome the trend.
Nonprofits, Tell Congress: “Help, or at Least Do No Harm”
Last week NPQ published a piece on the charitable tax deduction entitled, “The Nonprofit Sector’s Embarrassing Defense of A Maximal Charitable Tax Deduction” written by Rick Cohen. We expected push back on the piece because the position we took is contrary to that taken by a lot of nonprofit leadership groups. So when we received a request from Tim Delaney of the National Council of Nonprofits to be given equal time, we were glad to provide the venue. Read both and let us know what you think!
Nonprofits Help, Not Burden, State and Local Governments
These are difficult economic times and governments continue to tighten their belts and seek new sources of revenue. They should take it easy however on nonprofits that give back more than they take.
Nonprofit Wants to Test Theory: Do Students Perform Better When Parents Work Nearby?
A coalition of groups is focused on improving educational attainment by addressing the proximity of parents’ work to the home.
New Book Chronicles Stories of African American Philanthropy
Stories of the philanthropy of a diverse group of African Americans are documented in word and photographs in this new book.
A Grassroots Nonprofit Looks at Poverty from the Ground Up
A recent college graduate sets up his own nonprofit as a way to combat rural poverty.
Negotiating for a Pay Raise in 2012? Good Luck!
If they haven’t lost their jobs entirely, many nonprofit and public sector employees will nevertheless have suffered through a year or two of pay freezes, or even actual reductions in take-home pay or benefits. Can nonprofit employees look forward to pay increases in 2012? If the barometer is the prospect of pay increases in other sectors, the future doesn’t look too promising.
Goldman Sachs and Occupy Wall Street Square Off over a Credit Union Fundraiser
When Goldman Sachs discovered that the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union was going to honor Occupy Wall Street at its 25th anniversary dinner, Goldman Sachs was offended and pulled its sponsorship and $5,000 contribution.
High-Priced Athletic Charity Events: How Lucrative Are They?
What is the latest on athletic charity events? A look at the business models for the fundraising strategies that raised, according to Running USA, more than $1.65 billion last year.
An Artist’s “Genius Grant” Program from the Doris Duke Foundation
The Doris Duke Foundation has created a $50 million version of an artists-focused version of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant.” Nominees, anyone?
NPQ’s Week in Review | October 17 – October 21, 2011
NPQ brings back a Summer 2011 favorite on what factors really correlate to high executive compensation in nonprofits. Are Obama’s new proposals chosing the wrong class of rich people as targets? Despite funding and resource shortages, will Oregon’s plan to increase their communications budget begin trending in other states? This and more in NPQ‘s Week In Review.
The Nonprofit Sector’s Embarrassing Defense of a Maximal Charitable Deduction
Once again the nonprofit sector has failed to cover itself in glory on an important matter of public policy in which it has a unique and credible voice. This time it is President Obama’s proposal to limit the tax deductibility of charitable donations. The heads of the largest nonprofit leadership organizations trudged around Capitol Hill last week warning whomever would listen that even so much as looking at the charitable deduction would result the utter ruin of the nonprofit sector. “Poppycock,” we say. The nonprofit sector can and should chip in to help solve the nation’s economic and fiscal problems, and limiting the value of charitable deductions—which often are in effect consumed by the donors themselves (most obviously in the cases of the arts and education) strikes us as eminently reasonable.