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It was slow-pitch baseball at the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight’s Hearing on Tax-Exempt Charitable Organizations chaired by Democrat John Lewis of Georgia on July 23, and the witnesses in the heart of the batting order belted the ball around the infield. Steve Gunderson of the Council on Foundations and Diana

Who sold the nonprofit sector the bill of goods that it has the potential to run for-profit business operations—and make money off them to boot?

Making free with designated money and board members who overstay their welcome. This column will help you look at everyday issues through an ethical lens.

Whether by-the-book or ad-hoc, the defining feature of successful boards is not the model but the people who make it work.

Boards of small organizations manage their work and environment in a way that is often missed by best practices.

Do you know one when you see one? Initial research shows that there is a good deal of agreement about what makes a good board chair.

This issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly focuses on governance, and the topic is apropos for two reasons: • the IRS has recently issued a draft of a new Form 990 that for the first time includes governance-related questions; and • an independent report on a lack of oversight at the Smithsonian Institution was released on