Dan Pallotta of the Charity Defense Council launched a defense of The Red Cross against ProPublica and NPR for recent critical stories about the American Red Cross' response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/charity-defense-council-steps-up-for-red-cross/

A New York State Supreme Court judge deferred ruling earlier this month on whether Paul Smith's College could defy its founder's wishes and accept a $20 million donation that requires changing the institution's name to the Joan Weill-Paul Smith's College. 

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Judge-wants-more-information-on-Paul-Smith-s-6458969.php

Jen Filla talks about uncovering the influencers in our lives and suggests "if you want more out of your research job, consider tweaking the phrase to research career -- or even research life!"

http://www.jenniferfilla.com/lets-talk-research-life-not-your-job/

Portland State's top two fundraisers resign in the wake of an unraveling $100 million gift from a self-described billionaire who turned out to be a recently bankrupt bitcoin dealer known for grandiose schemes. 

https://philanthropy.com/article/Portland-State-Fundraisers/232743

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published a special collection of information on aging in the United States for nonprofits. It will affect us all as about 10,000 people turn 65 each day. 

https://philanthropy.com/specialreport/seismic-changes-are-ahead-for/61

At the outset of 2015, Atlas of Giving, a philanthropic-giving forecasting service, had predicted that charitable gifts would actually drop 3.2% from last year’s $482.3 billion. But the organization's mid-year report showed charitable giving up 7.6% to $238.9 billion versus the first half of 2014.

http://blogs.barrons.com/penta/2015/08/21/philanthropy-a-surprising-rise-in-giving/

Sarah Bernstein writes on the EverTrue blog about the importance of cultivating relationships with development officers to ensure our research is "both actionable AND acted on."

http://www.evertrue.com/blog/2015/08/26/is-the-prospect-profile-dead/

Preeti Gill profiles her collaboration with a truly excellent front-end fundraiser who “deserves a prospect researcher's admiration and accolades.”

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fundraiser-who-did-sweetest-things-prospect-researcher-preeti-gill

Fundraiser Armando Zumaya discusses ways to determine if we're wasting time with bad fundraising strategies: 

http://sanfranciscoblog.foundationcenter.org/the-5-million-dollar-chocolate-bar

When is a stock option a golden ticket, when is it of no consequence, and when is it a losing proposition?

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/08/05/stock-options-a-golden-ticket/