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WASHINGTON - The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) today announced the release of the Summer 2003 issue of its quarterly journal, Responsive Philanthropy, a forum for progressive ideas, research and opinion aimed at enhancing philanthropic effectiveness. Articles in this issue may be reprinted with written permission from NCRP and may be of interest to members of the nonprofit sector and journalists covering philanthropy, health care, taxes, the Supreme Court, social justice and Congress. The new edition can be read online at www.ncrp.org or requested by contacting NCRP. The new issue features the following articles:
- "A Worst-Case Scenario or the Perfect Storm? Current Challenges to Foundation Board Governance" is the lead article by Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., president and CEO of The Minneapolis Foundation and vice chair of the Council on Foundations' board of directors. Taken from his remarks to the Council's board at its recent conference, Carson's commentary examines today's challenges faced by foundation boards and the Council itself amid heightened calls for foundation accountability.
- "Time for a New Commission on Philanthropy," by NCRP Executive Director Rick Cohen, delves into the current crisis of public trust in the nonprofit sector and suggests that the time has come to convene a successor to the Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs.
- "Health Care Conversion Foundations: Band-Aid Solutions?" by NCRP Research Associate John Hunsaker and NCRP Research Director Jeff Krehely, examines the recent phenomenon of not-for-profit health insurers attempting to convert to for-profit enterprises and create foundations in the process. The piece poses several questions about the wisdom and impact of such conversions.
- "Nonprofits Speak Up for Social Justice Agenda," by NCRP's Cohen, is built around the responses to an informal survey of NCRP members and other nonprofit leaders in the wake of last November's congressional elections. The piece looks at respondents' suggestions about policy priorities for NCRP and other nonprofits
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