Huff Post’s Philanthropy Reporting Criticized

from The Chronicle of Philanthropy:

Huffington Post’s Nonprofit Reporting Under Fire

The Huffington Post’s philanthropy reporting is under fire for working with a fund-raising company to produce content, a relationship some journalism experts fear might cause ethical problems.

In October,»

Hadassah or Esther? Hospital Governance Needs Transparency

by Mayer Brezis and Sara Singer

Hadassah’s Board of Directors will not renew the contract of hospital CEO, professor Mor-Yosef. No one knows why. As owner, Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA) can do what it sees as right,»

Transparency: An Enduring Component of the Non-Profit World

by Robert I. Evans and Avrum D. Lapin

The Jewish and non-Jewish media have offered various opinions and news reports about non-profits and their financial behaviors. After reading “Raising The Bar”, a provocative editorial in New York’s Jewish Week»

Nonprofit Organizations Under the Microscope

What are not-for-profit organizations doing – or not doing – in the face of declining revenues, growing governance and disclosure expectations, and closer scrutiny from regulators and donors? Each year since 2003, Grant Thornton’s National Board Governance Survey for Not-for-Profit»

Raising The Bar

an editorial from The Jewish Week

‘Transparency” and “good governance” are two popular phrases these days in regards to policies of nonprofit organizations, particularly in the aftermath of the Madoff scandal.

It is worth noting a recommendation high on the»

URJ Publishes List of Haiti Allocations

Kudos to the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) for posting, in detail, on their website how they have allocated monies received for Haiti recovery efforts:

Haiti Relief Fund Allocations

In less than a month, the Reform Movement has raised more»

Foundations Need To Be More Transparent

The Foundation Center has quietly launched a new project aimed at bringing transparency to the foundation world. Included, a new database aptly called Foundation Transparency 2.0, where you can locate – and link to – the social media»

Jerusalem Post Calls for NGO Transparency

from an editorial in today’s The Jerusalem Post:

PR101 for Charities

A few days ago, for the first time ever, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services made public the amount of shekels it contributes to Israel’s third sector.»

Australia Changes Philanthropy Rules

from the Sydney Morning Herald:

Clouds lift on philanthropy rules

The season for giving is approaching and people with some serious money to donate to good causes may be considering setting up a trust as a vehicle for their philanthropy.»

NewsBits: Philanthropy in 2033; A Look Ahead

Sean Stannard-Stockton has re-published his March 2008 Financial Times column on the social stock exchanges of the future.

Philanthropy in 2033

Philanthropy is undergoing a transformational shift. While most donors continue to give in the same ways they have»

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