Accountability
November 24, 2015 at 10:22 am
The fact that members of Congress feel the need to raise enormous amounts of money isn’t new. Sometimes, the question that matters is how lawmakers solicit contributions. Fundraising in the wake of a terrorist attack, for example, can raise awkward questions about basic propriety. NPR recently reported on one vulnerable Senate incumbent who’s arguably approaching…
November 24, 2015 at 9:39 am
Just like the classic disagreements that occur across Thanksgiving dinner tables with families, this argument in the nonprofit world is never-ending…
November 23, 2015 at 9:35 am
A proposal to create a new center at Western Carolina University using $2 million from the Charles Koch Foundation is generating concern among some faculty at Western Carolina University. The proposed Center for the Study of Free Enterprise would be funded, in part, with money from the foundation created by Charles Koch, CEO of Koch…
November 23, 2015 at 9:23 am
There are big plans for a plot of land just off Route 5 in the Montgomery County, New York town of Fonda. It is the future home of the Tribes Hill Heritage Center. A board of directors has been working to make the Native American Center a reality for more than a year now and…
November 23, 2015 at 9:12 am
As fundraisers, our jobs are to say, “yes,” and get others to say, “yes,” as much as possible. Think about it. Your whole job is to get others (colleagues, bosses, administration, program people, vendors, support staff) to say, “yes,” to donors. And that “yes” is so you can have your donor say, “yes.” Do you have the greatest job in the world or what?...
November 20, 2015 at 10:24 am
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has closed down the Veterans Support Organization (VSO) as a settlement from legal action. According to a news release from Paxton's office, VSO collected more than $2.5 million in Texas between 2010 and 2012. But an investigation found 70 percent of the money went to VSO's Florida headquarters and to…
November 20, 2015 at 9:39 am
In my opinion, Thanksgiving is a time when we should get away from technology and, in a quiet moment, truly give thanks for what we have in life. As career professionals in the nonprofit arena, we know that material things are not important. We also know we are dependent on so many elements inside and outside our control for complete success and happiness. Our career success is built on long processes and years of trial and error in our jobs. We thrive for relationships whether they happen once or last more than 30 years...
November 19, 2015 at 9:27 am
When you get a call asking for money in the name of a charity, Georgia law requires them to tell you whether they're getting paid with some of your donation. But there's a loophole to that law, one the FOX 5 I-Team discovered a local police charity knows all too well. The DeKalb Fraternal Order…
November 18, 2015 at 9:51 am
California regulators and consumer groups say insurance giant Blue Shield of California is reneging on a $140 million charitable pledge it made to win approval for a big acquisition. State officials said last month that the San Francisco insurer had agreed to give $14 million annually for 10 years to Blue Shield’s foundation or another…
November 18, 2015 at 9:47 am
After making their fortunes from new software or social networks, some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have vowed to apply their skills to "hacking" philanthropy and "disrupting" old models for funding charity. Not so for Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who isn't afraid to take a more conventional approach to giving. Local officials will gather in…
