| Date |
Author |
Category |
Title |
| Summer 2004 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Global Issues • Religion & Culture |
Playing Loose with God’s Money
Study shows religious organizations lack financial controls.
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| Fall 2004 |
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Nonprofits • Global Issues • Civil Society |
15 Minutes with Cheryl Phillips [Free!]
Journalist, Seattle Times.
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| Fall 2005 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Government • Social Policy |
Moving Beyond Reproach
Accountability proposals should focus more on ways to help nonprofits deal with actual ethical crises.
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| Winter 2005 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Fundraising • Government • Social Policy |
One for Deregulation
Why states' nonprofit regulation rules may not be just unnecessary, but also unwise.
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| Summer 2007 |
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Government • Social Policy • Global Issues • Poverty • Civil Society |
Crushing Corruption
To find out how best to stem corruption in development projects, a Harvard economist conducted a sophisticated experiment in 608 Javanese villages. His results challenge current wisdom: Send in the outside auditors, rather than rely on local monitors.
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| Spring 2008 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management |
The Problem With Trust
The most trusted employees cash in on lax internal controls to fleece nonprofits.
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| Winter 2009 |
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Government • Social Policy • Global Issues • Human Rights • Reviews |
An Unconscionable Business [Free!]
Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery by Siddharth Kara
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| Spring 2009 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Board Governance • Nonprofit Organizations • Government • Global Issues • Education |
What Didn’t Work: Tongue-Tied at the Top [Free!]
While boards sat in silence, executives milked American University and the Smithsonian.
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| Summer 2009 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Global Issues • Civil Society |
Ethics and Nonprofits [Free!]
Unethical behavior remains a persistent problem in nonprofits and for-profits alike. To help organizations solve that problem, the authors examine the factors that influence moral conduct, the ethical issues that arise specifically in charitable organizations, and the best ways to promote ethical behavior within organizations.
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| Summer 2009 |
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Philanthropy • Altruism |
Research: When Swag Backfires
When donor gifts are public, social approbation is reward enough.
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| Summer 2009 |
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Global Issues • Civil Society |
Research: At a Loss for Ethics
Studies show that individuals are more susceptible to corrupt behavior when trying to avoid a loss.
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| Fall 2009 |
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Social Innovations • Socially Responsible Investing • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Global Issues • Religion & Culture |
The Madoff Philanthropic Implosion
With many in the community losing their savings in the Madoff scandal, Jewish philanthropies took a hard hit.
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