Statement by Terrence Scanlon, President of Capital Research Center
Excerpt:
“A newly released report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) signals the latest step in a continuing war on donors being waged by nonprofit radical advocacy groups with a leftwing political agenda. These groups, representing political activists and special interests, have developed a social theory to justify the claims they make on philanthropists’ money. According to them, philanthropy betrays its highest ideals unless it gives them grants…”
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Nonprofit leaders speak out against NCRP’s report “Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best”.
Excerpt: “The world of grant-making can benefit from a robust debate about standards of excellence in charitable giving. We therefore applaud the title of a new report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Measurable Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact. Unfortunately, the report does not live up to the title’s promise. NCRP’s standards for excellence are too narrow and arbitrary to be a useful guide for grantmakers seeking to improve their performance, or for media and watchdog groups seeking to assess charitable giving…”
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