“A Chair is still a Chair?” Not in nonprofits!
Racism, Democracy, and the Role of Nonprofits
Last week Inside Higher Ed (IHE) ran a story on the recent resignation of the longstanding chair of the board of trustees of Roger Williams University.
Board Stories Involving Humans (Aug 07)
In the course of my job I talk with a lot of nonprofit board members and hear many stories; sometimes these are “fiddling while Rome burns” scenarios.
Cautionary Tales (Aug 07)
I was having one of those “ain’t it awful?” conversations with an old friend the other day who is a big advocate of economic justice issues.
Culture Clash in the Workplace (Sep 07)
When I went to interview for a position at the Boston Foundation — where I ended up working for a decade — I was in my mid-thirties.
New Standards Threaten Your Audit (Sep 07)
I hate when the rules change in the middle of the game but it does happen a lot in this work.
Nonprofit Reality Shows Uncut (Oct 07)
In much of our lives, so many conversations are truncated to fit that we lose our feel for the real rough fabric of experience.
Law and Order: NPQ’s Ethical Services Unit (Oct 07)
The field of nonprofit forensics is seemingly on the upswing. New York City's Department of Investigation (DOI) has established a Nonprofit Vendor Fraud Unit in the wake of DOI's investigation into the scandal at Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club (see the articles by our own national correspondent, Rick Cohen [pdf], and Paul Sieminski [pdf] on this topic).
Your Turn to Tell . . . About Boards (Oct 07)
I had the chance a few weeks ago to sit down with executive directors of lots of different kinds of nonprofits in Calgary, Canada and Flint, Michigan. As always, I came away enormously impressed with people’s focus, insight, intelligence, and flexibility even in the face of sometimes very daunting odds. One woman told me the
Revolving Door at the Red Cross (Nov 07)
Yet another high profile leader of a national nonprofit has embarrassed himself, and by extension the nonprofit sector.
A NYT Story
Dear Friends,
A little more than a week ago, The New York Times ran a series of articles on the failures of a number of minority-led foster care and adoption placement organizations, focusing particularly on three in New York City.
The Tsunami Tsunami: The Charitable and Political Response to the Disaster
Cohen looks at the integration of the charitable and political response to the tsunami in Southeast Asia.