A study that compared Habitat for Humanity affiliates found that what nonprofits are doing may matter more than how much they’re spending.
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There are limits to what charities can do now about past donors who are accused of morally reprehensible behavior.
The American Israeli Public Action Committee has managed to work with Democrats and Republicans alike. Will that change now that Israel has tacked to the right?
These reorganizations may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
Showing up at school board meetings might not sound as exciting as marching in the streets. But it can be an effective way to change things at the local level.
Memberships, subscriptions and small donations are reducing reliance on big grants, but mainly for the outlets that were already flourishing.
When the only fixes getting funded are designed to leave the status quo intact, the results of philanthropy inevitably fall short.
Many of the low-income people who do use VeggieBook after downloading it at food pantries are eating more nutritious meals, often with more focused family time at the table.
Fixes for small pieces of massive problems show that overarching crises may be less hopeless than they appear.
More often than not, the group owes more money than it has available to spend at the end of the year.
Donor premiums are a common fundraising tactic. But recent research suggests that they are not cost-effective.
The idea of welcoming the stranger is central to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Today, that engenders a responsibility to shield refugees and other immigrants from violence and oppression.
Shortages and high prices are making pharmaceuticals, often including generics, out of reach for millions of Americans.
The ability to help save other babies’ lives can make recovering from a big loss easier.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to make charitable donations easier and more affordable through a new employee benefit.
Harvesting gains from digital money by giving some of it away can be better for donors than the nonprofits they support.
The urge to provide disaster aid is borne out of the best characteristics of humanity. But it’s important to consider when to donate to disaster survivors, along with what and to whom to give.
Adopting best practices like making it easier for staffers to blow the whistle when they observe wrongdoing can help.
The billions of dollars worth of aid dispatched every year to alleviate the suffering and damage after earthquakes and hurricanes would do more good if it didn’t get clumped up.
Yet the money spent on student loans, Pell Grants and funding for research is not generally keeping pace with the demand for higher ed.
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Senior Scholar in Residence at the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Senior Research Fellow in Nonprofit Organizations, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the Political Science Department, State University of New York Cortland
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York