Planned-Gift Quiz Was Full of Flaws
To the Editor: As a lawyer who spends much of his time advising planned-giving programs, I took particular interest in the planned-giving quiz in your edition of August 7 (“Rich Donors Cite Displeasure With Financial Advisers”). The article pointed out that most of the financial advisers and…
Money Won’t Kill the Altruistic Spirit of Grassroots Groups
To the Editor: David Horton Smith is right on when he says that foundations, corporate grant makers, and governments that wish to promote pluralism, participatory democracy, and social institutions in the United States need to focus more than they currently do on grassroots organizations…
‘Non-Profit’ Label Limits Charities’ Effectiveness
Instead of lamenting the lack of general public understanding of its undertakings, the leaders and managers of non-profit organizations would benefit from rereading 1984, George Orwell’s classic novel of life in a drab authoritarian society of the future. The novel vividly illustrates the power of…
By Richard L. Moyers
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State and federal regulators probe Hawaii’s wealthiest charity amid charges of mismanagement and financial abuse Trustees of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, Hawaii’s wealthiest charity, are under investigation by federal and state regulators amid allegations that they have mismanaged the estate…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Large gifts by Microsoft’s CEO and other high-tech entrepreneurs could be a sign of things to come Two multimillion-dollar donations from high-technology tycoons relect how computer moguls are giving away their money -- and may soon spark an explosion of philanthropy. Bill and Melinda Gates last…
By Vince Stehle
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A growing number of charities are recruiting youths to raise funds and to help run the organizationsBoston Laurel Kean is growing more and more anxious. As she sits through a board meeting of the charity Women Express on a recent winter night, she is hoping that the proceedings will end soon. Like…
By Nadia Higgins
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