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Democracy takes practice

by Martin Morse Wooster / Forum

Democracy takes practice

BY Martin Morse Wooster

As local civic associations dwindle, Americans lose essential democratic habits needed for self-governance.

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Ways to prevent employee burnout as a nonprofit manager

BY Kyle Vander Meulen

It can be tough for nonprofit employees to stay motivated in the summertime. Here are three simple steps that any nonprofit leader can take to prevent burnout.

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Envelopes and Obligation: What’s wrong with Catholic parish fundraising, and how to fix it.

BY Alexander Guin

Taking a new approach to fundraising would help reinvigorate parishes financially and spiritually.

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Charitable deduction as “subsidy”: does it really mean what some think it means?

BY John Tyler

John E. Tyler examines the use of the charitable deduction as “subsidy,” analyzing its implications for the nonprofit sector.

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Charitable deduction as “subsidy”: does it really mean what some think it means?

BY John Tyler

John E. Tyler examines the use of the charitable deduction as “subsidy,” analyzing its implications for the nonprofit sector.

The achievements behind America’s great philanthropist

BY Martin Morse Wooster

We should remember Julius Rosenwald’s philanthropy and his accomplishments at Sears, Roebuck if we are to properly assess his place in American history.

Capacity Building 9.0: Fund people to do stuff, get out of their way

BY Vu Le

We can come up with fancy new terms for capacity building, but it comes down to two elements: support the right people and remove barriers that prevent them from succeeding.

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For-profit thrift store chain gets sued for dressing like a charity

BY Martin Morse Wooster

The attorney general of Washington state sued largest thrift retailer in the world with what amounts to deception and acting like a fake charity.

Why a college admissions racket would funnel bribes through a fake charity

BY Deborah Archambeault and Sarah Webber

Outright fake charities like the one involved in this scandal are less commonly detected than other kinds of nonprofit fraud.

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A Tale of Two Donors: Disputed Gifts Underscore the Growing Complexity of Higher Ed Fundraising. Disputes between aggrieved donors and recipient schools… read more

Melinda Gates Wants Nonprofits and Foundations to Put More Emphasis on Women. When Bill and Melinda Gates created their philanthropy in 2000, they named it after both of them… read more

The True Story of Nonprofits and Taxes. From the outside, it can look like the nonprofit sector, because it is tax exempt, does not contribute to government tax bases at all… read more

‘Shadowy’ dark money network behind left-wing causes exposed in new report. An expansive network of “shadowy” dark money donors has grown to rival the influence of the conservative Koch network… read more

Melinda Gates on tech innovation, global health and her own privilege. You would perhaps be demonstrating an excess of sympathy to feel sorry for ultrawealthy philanthropists… read more

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