Philanthropy Mostly for the Better

Philanthropy Mostly For the Better: NCRP's Criteria for Governance and Transparency
By Paul Brest
Huffington Post
March 13, 2009

In this second post on the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy's Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best®, I'll discuss its prescriptions for foundation governance and transparency. Because I find much to agree with here, readers may find this pretty boring.

A number of NCRP's prescriptions mirror the Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice developed by Independent Sector's Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, of which I was a member and co-convener. There are some major differences, however.

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