Foundation and nonprofit leaders need to pay the same attention to increasing employment in the sector as they do to preserving the full deductibility of donations at the highest tax brackets.
Garth Saloner, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the impact of the crisis on the GSB's curriculum and on business education more broadly.
The financial crisis started on Wall Street but continues to have a profound impact around the world. Among those affected are the poorest of the poor. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Joy Sun talks with Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute and a professor at Columbia University, about how the financial crisis is shaping international relations and countries' paths toward economic development.
While Wall Street's role in the financial crisis is widely discussed, the government's role is often less well understood. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Joy Sun talks with John Taylor, a renowned macroeconomist and professor at Stanford University, about how government regulation and policy have shaped the recovery from the economic crisis and how they may prevent similar crises in the future.
The future of financial regulation has been a topic of intense debate in the aftermath of the financial crisis. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Lisa Scheible talks with Edward Lazear, an expert on labor economics from Stanford, about how government regulation and policy have influenced the economic recovery and how they can prevent similar crises in the future.
How are nonprofit management leaders, foundations, and individuals dealing with the new economic realities? In this audio lecture, Peter Hero, with his wealth of experience in nonprofit management and foundations, shares his reflections on the downturn, how the nonprofit sector has been impacted, and the response from donors and foundations. These lessons in nonprofit management guide leaders to think more deeply when times are tough, with the optimism that we will all come out stronger.
The recent recession has led to a change in how consumers buy and sell, a new trend called unconsumption.
Funders are increasingly pressuring nonprofits to merge, however, mergers are not always the right path for nonprofits in financial distress.
In the midst of a crippling recession, grantmakers and foundations should look to investments that both promise returns and advance their mission.
With national charity declining, nonprofits must return their focus to fundraising and giving.
