In the wake of a financial scandal, part of what gets in the way of recovery is the tendency for boards to offload responsibility and fail to communicate their subsequent actions. In the case of Just Food, not only were those problems avoided, but others around the agency are also using the moment in a way that will balance the negative effects with more positive ones.
The Multiple Roots of the Excruciatingly Slow Aid Response in Nepal
While international NGOs need to be accountable, they aren’t fairy godmothers that can magically get around complex political realities.
Nashville Planned Parenthood Has Its Fundraising Enhanced by Its Foes
When other local facilities bowed out of hosting a fundraising event for Planned Parenthood for Middle and East Tennessee, a Nashville synagogue reached out to offer their space.
Dissidents in Cuba and Elsewhere with Expectations of Pope Francis
The Pope’s visits to Cuba and the U.S. raise questions about his willingness to speak out on behalf of dissidents.
Price of Anti-Heroin Overdose Drug Climbs Erratically as Usage Rises
As the use of naloxone to revive overdose victims rises, the price of the drug has skyrocketed; it varies wildly even from town to town in the same state. This appears to be part of a growing national crisis, and it’s one part of a much larger problem with pharmaceutical pricing that is causing some localities to purchase less than they believe they need.
In Defense of Traditional Philanthropy as “Effective Altruism” Looms
Effective altruism, or strategic philanthropy, has its own enormous limitations, one of which is seeing itself as the “one right way” to give and that, in itself denotes a bit of arrogance.
The Pope and Palestine
During his visit to the U.S., Pope Francis will be carrying hopes and expectations of people from around the world—Catholics, Jews, and Muslims, and both Israelis and Palestinians.
All Nonprofits Can Learn from the Ways Aid Workers Use Technology
Technology developed for aid workers offers opportunities for disseminating good ideas and programs.
Nonprofits and the Scandal of Pharmaceuticals Pricing
In 2010, NPQ raised an alarm about what Rick Cohen then called the unhealthy mix of nonprofits and pharmaceuticals. Now, that issue appears to be moving forward in the consciousness of the public and of lawmakers.
Mass Marketing: Cashing in on the Papal Visit
Would it be a surprise to learn that the people are making all sorts of money off the Pope’s visit to the U.S.? It would seem to be a contradiction with the Pope’s criticisms of profit in his latest encyclical.
Why the LA Teacher’s Union Picketed the Opening of an Art Museum
The very-well-heeled Eli Broad is an indefatigable philanthropist, but he has also been seen as something of a control freak with a commitment to charter schools and the arts. So much for democracy.
Rejecting a Tainted Grant: Dan Snyder Just Can’t Save Face
Reporters John Woodrow Cox and Michael S. Rosenwald authored a fascinating investigative piece on the dynamics behind the acceptance and then rejection of a grant from Snyder’s Original American Foundation to the volunteer-led and financially troubled Indian National Finals Rodeo.