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The health of American democracy could be at stake.
No matter how well-intentioned, volunteers who may be inexperienced can’t solve the entrenched and complex social problems low-income communities endure.
More likely dangers include administrative hassles and fines.
The group’s bottom line has been shaky for years. And its board has been unwilling or unable to respond.
Travel along the U.S.-Mexico border and meeting migrants can build empathy for people without papers.
Congress can fix this by updating the tax code.
It’s not necessarily because of Islamophobia.
Backpack programs that give students easily prepared foods, like boxed macaroni and cheese and canned beans, can make a difference.
The White House proposed these cuts for three years in a row. That clashes with longstanding bipartisan leadership regarding rights for all people with disabilities.
Legislators in a growing number of democracies are clamping down on civil society. In the United States, it’s happening at the state level.
A study that compared Habitat for Humanity affiliates found that what nonprofits are doing may matter more than how much they’re spending.
There are limits to what charities can do now about past donors who are accused of morally reprehensible behavior.
New systems with stricter rules would make it easier to hold colleges and universities accountable on behalf of the taxpayers who support them.
There is no system in place to detect charitable fraud on the scale allegedly committed by a counseling company and its sham nonprofit.
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.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is on a mission to get schools to adopt a “high-quality” curriculum. But the effort will constrain teachers and stifle creativity, an education scholar argues.
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.
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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
