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Private Philanthropy Puts Yale in the Drivers Seat in New Haven

Gleaming new campus buildings arise while the city's infrastructure crumbles around them. 

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February 06, 2008 in Accountability, Advocacy, Architecture, Capital Campaign, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Charity Watchdogs, Civil Society, College, Community Development, Construction, Education, Endowments, Form 990, Hospitals, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, NPO, Organizations, Philanthropy, Private schools, Property Tax, Schools, Universities, Voluntary Sector, Yale | | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)

Sidebar: Cambridge College and the Risks of Governance

A successful school for working adults provides an example of why legal compliance doesn't eliminate risks in charity governance.

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September 27, 2007 in Accountability, Accounting, Accreditation, Boards, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Charity Watchdogs, College, Compensation, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Earned income, Education, Ethics, Executive director, Faculty, Form 990, Founders, Governance, Human resources, Internal controls, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofit ICT, Nonprofits, NPO, NPTech, Organizations, Payroll, Philanthropy, Private schools, Schools, Universities, Voluntary Sector | | Comments (19) | TrackBack (0)

Hockey Fib Ices Headmaster at Gilman School

The Baltimore private school's board shows zero tolerance for resume padding, even for a manager with a five year track record of fundraising success. 

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June 30, 2007 in Accountability, Background checks, Boards, Capital Campaign, Charitable, Charities, Charity, Children, College, Compensation, Education, Ethics, Executive director, Form 990, Governance, Human resources, Internal controls, IRS, Management, NGO, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, NPO, Organizations, Private schools, Schools, Transparency, Voluntary Sector | | Comments (15) | TrackBack (0)