Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal interviews journalist Dale Russakoff, the author of The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?, which explores the $100 million donation made by Mark Zuckerberg to reform schools in Newark, NJ and its "ultimate failure."

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/education/big-book/what-happens-when-big-philanthropy-efforts-fail

A Boston Business Journal analysis of state payroll data indicates that at least 640 state workers are on track to out-earn the Massachusetts governor in the current calendar year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bottom_line/2015/09/what-people-earn-guess-how-many-state-workers-make.html

Michelle Chow, one of Hong Kong’s top advisers for charities and trusts and a former legal counsel to the Li Ka Shing Foundation discusses the importance of good governance when running not-for-profit organizations and the pros and cons of a suggested new charity law in Hong Kong. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jnylander/2015/09/17/hong-kongs-charity-doctor-calls-for-better-regulations-as-philanthropy-explodes-in-the-city/

While they hail from varied industries with varied interests, local industry lobbyists and advocacy groups collectively wield considerable clout in shaping the policies that flow from the Statehouse, particularly as they affect business interests. And they get paid well to do it.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bbj_research_alert/2015/09/what-people-earn-the-best-paid-lobbyists-and.html

Organizations that focus on creating the conditions in which people can find their own motivation will reap the benefits of employees who are truly engaged at work.

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/instead-of-trying-to-motivate-your-employees-help-them-learn-how-to-change/

New legislation enacted in California will clarify regulations surrounding fundraising counsel as well as custody or control of funds, among other definitions related to charities.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/california-gets-new-fundraising-disclosure-law/

Universities are increasingly soliciting financial support from a previously untapped cohort of former students: athletes who have gone on to make fortunes in professional sports. And the gifts are getting bigger.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/sports/ncaabasketball/a-million-thankspro-athletes-are-sharing-the-wealth-with-their-alma-maters.html

The federal government will start providing answers to one of the most pressing questions people ask when shopping for college: what is the typical income of alumni of a given school?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/09/12/how-much-do-graduates-from-a-college-earn-the-federal-government-give-answers/

The author of this article argues that volunteering time can be inefficient and serves us more than those we’re trying to help. 

http://www.charityscience.com/blog/why-donating-may-be-better-than-volunteering

Do you attend major gift management meetings? Gil Israeli provides ten actions that may help you get invited to these meetings and then promote your participation in them. 

http://fundraisingcompass.com/2015/09/23/how-to-infiltrate-major-gifts-management-meetings/