Summer 2010 – Digital Issue

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Summer 2010: Volume 17, Issue 2

Features

• Welcome
  
  
• The Nonprofit Ethicist
  How can organizations—which are designed to “do good”—also “do well”? by Woods Bowman
  
  
• Trends: A Review of NPQ’s Nonprofit Newswire
  This year has been transformative for the nonprofit sector. Here we break down nonprofit news coverage and make sense of what’s happening. by the editors
  
  
• In Search of Breakthrough (or Incremental?) Social Innovation
  President Obama’s administration has slated $50 million for the Social Innovation Fund. But the roots of social innovation reveal the potential flaws in the fund’s model. by Jon Pratt
  
  
• The Fatal Design Defects of L3Cs
  While they’re the darling of some philanthropic circles, limited-liability corporations are no panacea. by Daniel S. Kleinberger
  
  
• Nonprofit Salaries: Achieving Parity with the Private Sector
  While new data says that nonprofit salaries aren’t always lower than the private sector’s, they are most of the time. by Rick Cohen
  
  
• Unstill Waters: The Fluid Role of Networks in Social Movements
  It’s a wonder that social-movement networks survive long enough to make an impact. What’s the secret sauce of these organizing efforts? by Robin Katcher

Departments

• Not Paying Your Taxes? Your Board Could Be Personally Liable
  Board members, beware: the IRS can hold you liable for unpaid taxes. by Francis J. Serbaroli
  
  
• Nonprofit Case Study: From Financial Crisis to Resolution
  Some nonprofits do crawl out from under massive debt to the IRS. by Shelly Chamberlain
  
  
• Dr. Conflict
  A micromanaging board gets the better of an organization’s executive director. by Mark Light
  
  
• The Take-Away
  A summary of the articles in this issue
  
  
• Giving Back Nonprofit-Style
  Corporate America gets precious advice. by Phil Anthrop