Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits
Want to help after hurricanes? Give cash, not diapers
Julia Brooks, Harvard University
Some companies and community groups didn’t wait for Hurricane Florence to make landfall before organizing donation drives.
But as a researcher...
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean...
Brian Galle, Georgetown University
Editor’s note: U.S. authorities have arrested Mariia Butina, a Russian advocate for firearms ownership also known as Maria. In a criminal...
Silicon Valley’s cautionary tale shows what can go wrong when charities...
Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
An obsession with growth. A failure to intervene when an executive allegedly bullies and sexually harasses staff. High employee...
Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
Joseph W. Mead, Cleveland State University and Sara Rankin, Seattle University
Increasingly, local laws punish Americans who are homeless.
By severely restricting or even barring the...
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...
How the new estate tax rules could reduce charitable giving by...
Patrick Rooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Congress and the Trump administration scaled back the estate tax when they enacted the new tax law.
Although the government...
Just competing in March Madness is a fundraising win for the...
Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University
The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid.
In...
What is March Madness – and the nonprofit that manages the...
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The annual college basketball spectacle known as March Madness has arrived.
Millions of people will tune in to...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
