Philanthropy Daily

NEWS DESK FORUM PRACTICALITIES

Back row America: the fascinating work of Chris Arnade

by Martin Morse Wooster / Forum

Back row America: the fascinating work of Chris Arnade

Bond trader-turned-writer and photojournalist of the “down-and-out,” Arnade has insightful lessons to share with philanthropists who are serious about helping the poor.

Forum

Nonprofit funding: Ordering a cake and restricting it too

BY Vu Le

Too many nonprofits spend too much time navigating the complex maze of funding restrictions, time that could be better spent delivering and improving on services.

Practicalities

Who needs donor research tools?

BY Elizabeth Palla

Good research can mean the difference between going into a meeting feeling at ease or on edge. Here are some of the best donor research tools out there.

Forum

How can funders support scholars with an alternative point of view?

BY Martin Morse Wooster

Funders interested in supporting intellectual diversity should pay attention to the ideas of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and academic organizations doing their part to encourage alternative points of view.

for thoughts & opinionsFORUMfor thoughts & opinions

Nonprofit funding: Ordering a cake and restricting it too

BY Vu Le

Too many nonprofits spend too much time navigating the complex maze of funding restrictions, time that could be better spent delivering and improving on services.

How can funders support scholars with an alternative point of view?

BY Martin Morse Wooster

Consumption philanthropy and the quest for coherency

BY Nathan Washatka

John Ruskin’s keen observations on living coherent and integrated lives sheds some light on our modern practice of “cause marketing” and “consumption philanthropy.”

MORE STORIES

NEWS DESK

NEWS DESK

Should the NRA fear losing its 'nonprofit status'?

BY Philip Hackney

More likely dangers include administrative hassles and fines.

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.

CURATED

from around the web

Conservatives Have Become as Impatient as Liberals, and That’s Not Good. A response to: What went wrong (and right) with Conservative Philanthropy… read more

Notre-Dame Donation Backlash Raises Debate: What’s Worthy of Philanthropy? As flames engulfed Notre-Dame, people from around the world opened their wallets and began making donations… read more

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

MORE NEWS