When white philanthropists made large gifts to these schools in the 19th century and early 20th century, many insisted upon a vocational focus for Black higher ed.
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An expert on condo management explains why associations should commission new studies that determine how much money they need to set aside for repairs every three to five years.
The Algebra Project – a long-standing initiative to teach algebra to Black students who might not otherwise take it – sprang from Bob Moses’ work as a civil rights activist, a historian recounts.
Volunteering can improve your life physically, mentally and emotionally. And it might help you find your next job.
Since New York mandated new executive compensation rules in 2013, the state’s nonprofit CEOs have been getting paid less than expected while working more.
Nonprofits rarely get money they are free to spend on any purpose.
The training center, which welcomed Rosa Parks and John Lewis before they became famous, still empowers and inspires marginalized Americans to use their own voices and talents.
It’s easy to assume that the practice has few, if any, downsides. But a new study explored some of its social repercussions.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s majority said the requirements violated donors’ First Amendment rights by subjecting them to potential harassment.
Her giving style is unusual for a billionaire donor.
Giving $100 to a favorite charity costs less than that for the roughly 8.5% of Americans who use this tax break.
By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
Normally, giving declines when the economy contracts. But charitable donations grew anyway, two researchers explain.
News about how little income tax some of the richest Americans reportedly pay is adding to questions about the value to society of their massive charitable donations.
A research team found that crowdfunding is a popular way to support social justice causes. They also determined that little of this charitable giving supports strangers.
Behavioral economics, long employed in grocery stores to guide customers to certain products, could be employed by food banks and pantries to encourage healthier choices.
Personal interactions between volunteers and the older adults they assist, which paused due to pandemic concerns, are resuming.
The gun group violates four key legal and management principles, a scholar of nonprofits explains.
Judge Harlin Hale found that the gun group wasn’t acting in ‘good faith’ when it filed for bankruptcy.
The wealthy textile manufacturer harbored ambitions that went far beyond the well-being of his own workforce and depleted his fortune.
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, University of Florida
