Whether you believe recent alarms about an impending leadership crisis or not, the Lights point out important considerations that should engage nonprofit leaders now.
How to (Unwittingly) Perpetuate Class-Based Power
These 14 practices are object lessons to convince organizational development consultants to do no harm to the communities served by their nonprofit clients. And if they inspire some greater ability to laugh at ourselves along the way, so much the better.
Gates Foundation 2.0: Soon to be Market Tested Near You
Accolades for the Gates Foundation and the contributions of Warren Buffett may be warranted, but they also want to pass over vital questions around impact and accountability.
The Buffet Gift – Now What?
Philantrhopist Lewis Cullman encourages others to extend the power of their money for social change through active peer influence.
Silver Linings: Poverty Growth Creates Fulfilling Middle Class Occupations
Phil takes a ride he’ll never forget and learns that some people’s good works are other people’s “sheltered workshops.”
The Nonprofit Ethicist | Fall 2006
Money raised for a dog’s hip replacement sidelined for other purposes; a development director who’s pitching other charities on her employer’s time; plus, more questionable board antics.
Welcome to Summer 2006
Dear Nonprofit Quarterly Readers, Welcome to the first edition of the independent Nonprofit Quarterly, published under NINA, the Nonprofit Information Networking Association. As members of NINA’s newly constituted board, we are thrilled to deepen our participation and commitment to NPQ, a venture that we believe is critical not only to the development of the nonprofit
The Nonprofit Ethicist: Drawing Lines and Maintaining Boundaries
The Nonprofit Ethicist tackles cozy boards, and questionable funding practices.
Phoenix In Calgary: How the Calgary Philharmonic Survived Bankruptcy and Flourished
A uniquely exciting story of how one symphony revitalized itself even while in a potentially fatal organizational crisis by reconnecting with its core assets: the people it touched.
The Enron Family Philanthropies
The crimes of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling have helped focus attention on their equally misguided use of philanthropy for personal gain. Cohen shows the dark side of these “generous” benefactors, their misuse of philanthropy, and how some nonprofits were happy to go along.
“On the Road to Find Out”
This edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly is about the importance of accurately discerning and understanding the forces at work in our environments. The image of storm researchers on the opposite page is an apt metaphor for the way this feels at times: there are times we are right in the maelstrom trying to figure out
In Whose Interest: Do National Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations Represent the Under-represented?
A recent study raises serious questions regarding the legitimacy of the “representing the under-represented” argument for funding advocacy groups.