Online Charity Contests Could Squelch Innovation; Plus More: Friday’s Roundup
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
February 26, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- As more companies and other grant makers use online contests to pick which charities to support, Beth Kanter, a social-media expert, wonders if the “vote for me” efforts stifle innovation. Read The Chronicle‘s article about charity experts’ concerns about the contests.
- A spate of new blogs written by theater workers in Britain may help arts groups prevent possible cuts in government support, writes Chris Wilkinson, a theater director who writes an arts blog for The Guardian, a newspaper in London.
- The 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China, put new life into many nonprofit groups, but the nation needs better charity laws and a way to ensure that fund raising no longer heavily favors organizations connected with the government, writes Shawn Shieh, a political-science scholar who writes a blog about nonprofit groups in that country. Read The Chronicle‘s article about the development of philanthropy in China.
- After a long day of hard work, Jacqueline Novogratz, chief executive of the Acumen Fund, says the kindness of a New York taxi driver lifted her spirits and reminded her how precious her work is. Her story appears on the Huffington Post.
