Tainted Donors in a Scandal-Prone Era
“Finding funders has never been easy work,” writes The Nonprofit Quarterly’s Martin Levine in How Nonprofits Consider Donations Differently as Donor Challenges Proliferated (September 4,
The Charitable Deduction: Then and Now
There are two intriguing and important recent articles about the history of the U.S. charitable deduction and how it can – and should – evolve
Impeachment and 501(c)(3)s: What are the Rules?
It’s almost always election season in the United States. As soon as the votes are tallied in a just-completed cycle, the chatter begins about re-election
Donor-Advised Fund Bill in CA Stalled
Set against the background of the continuing, high-profile, debate about donor-advised funds (DAFs), the California Assembly in 2019 considered – but temporarily tabled until early
Charity Fraud Awareness Push
Charity fraud is a major problem, draining enormous amounts from organizations and their beneficiaries as well as eroding trust in our sector. In the past,
Charity Conflicts, Self-Interest, and More
Along with the hordes of ghosts and goblins roaming the American landscape on Halloween were altogether too many nonprofit organizations and leaders out in plain
Foundation Boards: Five Key Questions
Phil Buchanan wants American foundations to know that he has important advice for them as this tumultuous year in philanthropy (and the world) winds down.
Smashing the Overhead Myth: A Step Forward
It was just ten years ago, in 2009, when Bridgespan’s Ann Goggins Gregory and Don Howard published their groundbreaking article, The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle, in
Struggling to Measure Charitable Impact
For nonprofit leaders today, it’s no longer good enough to have programs and activities that are popular and apparently well-received or to have services that
Philanthropy Thought Leaders: Climate Change
In Philanthropy Thought Leaders: Hot Topics (June 24, 2019), we explained how our online feeds each day bring us a continual flow of “tantalizing information;
Wayfair: How Is It Affecting Nonprofits?
Wayfair is a giant retailer of home furnishings and decor that sells products online. If you watch at least 15 minutes of television a day,
A New eDonor Bill of Rights
More than a quarter-century ago, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) spearheaded an effort to create a list of “rights” to define and govern the