Achieving Results | Good Giving
Feb 23, 2009
Freedom of Philanthropy?
New York Times op-ed by Daniel J. Popeo
In a New York Times op-ed, Daniel Popeo, chairman of the Washington Legal Foundation, makes the case in support of donor intent and against greater government regulation for private philanthropy.
According to a study by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, charitable foundations’ assets declined an average of 28% in 2008. The nonprofit organizations they fund are struggling to survive. Given these dire circumstances, shouldn’t we be empowering citizens to create new charities and helping philanthropists give more? Instead, some ideologues think now is the ideal time to impose additional government regulations and even quotas, on the philanthropic community.