posted on: Sunday, September 25, 2011

by Yna C. Moore

by Salvatore Vuono | Freedigitalphotos.net

Here are some of the past week's news and postings on philanthropy and nonprofits.

• Influencing Public Policy in the Digital Age by Alliance for Justice
  
• Report Reveals How and Overreliance on Accountability Data May Undermine the Public's Confidence in its Institutions by CMG  |  The Nonprofit Quarterly
  
• Listening to Beneficiaries: Why Are We So Bad At It?  by Valeri Threlfall  |  The CEP Blog
  
• Obama Bill Scrambles Charities by Erica Orden  |  The Wall Street Journal
  
• Five Ways Foundations Can Strengthen Nonprofit Boards by Rick Moyers  |  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  
• Grantmaking to the Arts Drops to the Lowest Level Since 2003 by Minnesota Council of Foundations
  
• Ratings and Analytics Platform for Impact Investing Launched by Philanthropy News Digest

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Yna C. Moore is communications director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP).