Tag: Charities
Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity’s board in a...
Beth Gazley, Indiana University
On May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department deployed a SWAT team to arrest Marlon...
Next time, we’ve got to handle emergency donations better
Debbie Wills, University of Tasmania
As Australia burned over summer, many of us gave generously, donating an extraordinary A$500 million by mid-January.
Charities had to scramble,...
We need to know more about charities to be sure they...
Ushi Ghoorah, Western Sydney University
The case of Eman Sharobeem, the NSW Australian of the Year finalist who stole almost $800,000 from charitable organisations she...
Spotting the political calculus behind some acts of corporate charity
Raymond Fisman, Boston University
Over the past few years, I have teamed up with fellow economists Marianne Bertrande, Matilde Bombardini and Francesco Trebbi to look...
When do-good nonprofits are bad at dealing with #MeToo moments
Paul Battaglio, University of Texas at Dallas; Doug Goodman, University of Texas at Dallas, and Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas at Dallas
Scandals rocking the...
When charities let telemarketers gouge donors
Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently called Ohio Cops for Kids a “purported charity” when he sued the group...
Trump says the IRS regulates churches too much. Here’s why he’s...
Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that he said would keep his campaign promise to defend religious...
Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable...
Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
President Donald Trump recently pledged to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a 63-year-old...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
