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Investigating organizations and the people who run them

 

Socially Responsible Business

The Future of Fair Trade…Is There One?

If Fair Trade coffee quality doesn’t improve, the Direct Trade movement will quickly become a growing threat.

 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Government

Eliminating the Charitable Deduction: The End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine

Wouldn’t we advance the goals of nonprofit hospitals and schools, and environmental and arts organizations if the government had more to spend on them?

By Kelly Kleiman | 4 | May. 25, 2011
 
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Foundations

Community Foundation Speaks Out Against Government Funding Cuts to Nonprofits

One foundation leader is demonstrating what a community foundation can do to defend nonprofits in their area from state budget cuts.

By Perla Ni | 3 | May. 17, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting, which provides strategic planning, Board development and fundraising advice to charities and philanthropies.

Nonprofit Management

Everything Old Is New Again, and Nonprofits Should Stay That Way

What nonprofits need isn’t more advice, it’s more money.

By Kelly Kleiman | 41 | May. 3, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Sonia Ospina, PhD, is faculty director of the Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Nonprofits

A Loss in the Nonprofit Battle Against “Modest, Passionate and Utterly Disorganized”

The recent expose by 60 Minutes and other organizations, which challenge the practices and experiences chronicled in "Three Cups of Tea," is potentially damaging to the nonprofit sector.

By Sonia M. Ospina | 1 | Apr. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Philanthropy

“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”

The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.

By Kelly Kleiman | 8 | Mar. 18, 2011
 
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Government

2012 Budget May Reflect President Obama’s Attempt to Reconcile His Nonprofit Sector History

The debate on the 2012 budget and the President’s own history with the nonprofit sector gave me a better understanding as to why the President might have made some of his decisions.

By John Brothers | 3 | Feb. 18, 2011
 
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Government

How the State of the Union Showcases Trouble for the Government-Mandated Governance Structure

The hundreds, if not thousands, of nonprofits and collaborations that are similar to CAPs should definitely take notice.

By John Brothers | 7 | Feb. 4, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Education

The Rich Get Richer, Once More

If institutions of higher learning want to maintain their tax-favored status, they should abolish legacy preferences.

By Kelly Kleiman | Jan. 20, 2011
 
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Philanthropy

Citizens United and New Rules for Nonprofits

The most important issue for the social sector in the United States in 2011 will be the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

By Lucy Bernholtz | Nov. 9, 2010