Nonprofit Chronicles

Journalism about foundations, nonprofits and their impact

The devastation in Houston was terribly sad. So, in its own way, was the philanthropic response, particularly from business. Big brands including Amazon, Apple, Google, Starbucks, Walmart and many more are making donations to the American Red Cross, and encouraging their customers to do the same. Former President Obama retweeted: Help those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. …

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This is likely a product of confirmation bias, but I’m often reminded of how little we know about stuff that matters.  Friends with health issues visit doctors who don’t know what to do. (Maybe they should do nothing. As Atul Gawande, wrote in The New Yorker in 2015: “An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is …

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