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Letters to the Editor

Correspondence from Chronicle readers.

Posts from Letters to the Editor
Opinion

Call to Increase Payout Mandate Is Misguided

The five-percent rule gives foundations flexibility to choose what, how, and when to give.

Clear Language Alone Won’t Save Nonprofits

A recent op-ed overemphasizes the power of words to change people’s minds.
Opinion

To Best Protect Nonprofits, Draw on International Experience

U.S. organizations shouldn’t have to navigate recent security threats alone.
Opinion

Wealth Hoarding Harms the Sector and the Country

More donors should follow op-ed author’s lead and spend down their endowments.
Opinion

Record-High Endowments Won’t Translate to Foundation Generosity

Even as assets soar, nonprofits are unlikely to benefit.

Readers Push Back on Op-Ed’s Call to Reject Government Funding

The author, they contend, misunderstands the nonprofit sector’s role and the value of public dollars.

Nonprofit Sector Must Stop Equating Program Size With Value

Recent op-ed is right that small initiatives can be highly effective at creating change.

Rich Donors Must Push Each Other to Give More

The Giving Pledge’s failures show why philanthropists like me should hold our peers accountable

Recent Article Expertly Conveys the Toll of Federal Cuts

The ‘disappearing safety net’ will harm people throughout the country.

Recent Profile of Eli Lehrer Fails to Provide Appropriate Context

The center-right policy wonk claims all is normal, when that’s far from true.
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