[This post was later published, with some small adjustments, as an op-ed for Inside Philanthropy on May 3, 2016.] Presidents of large private foundations get paid too much. I don’t say that…
[Note: This essay is based upon my presentation of the same title at the International Conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, delivered March 21 in Boston.] Charitable organizations are always…
People make dumb decisions. Sometimes the decision isn’t really a decision at all, but simply a momentary loss of focus, like locking yourself out of the house when you take…
Most of us don’t question the basic operating procedures of private foundations. They are what they are. But if not for a turn of events a century ago, the common…
It’s not often that good news comes out of Congress these days. But the nonprofit sector should give Congress credit for a provision in the federal budget that was passed…
I’m often approached by people asking for advice on creating a new nonprofit. My response, inevitably: Don’t do it! I say this not because I question the power of nonprofits…
[Note: This post was published in the December 1, 2015 on-line edition of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.] It’s common knowledge that transparency rules the day for disclosure of the salaries…
As fairy tales go, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is fairly benign. She’s not eaten by a wolf. She isn’t fed poisoned apples. The worst thing that happens to Goldilocks…
I live in New Hampshire, where presidential candidates more or less take up residence for the year before our primary. They’re all around us now. Trust me. Come December I…
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