Friday, October 19, 2007

Interactive Online Tool Provides Side-by-Side Comparisons of Presidential Healthcare Proposals

The Kaiser Family Foundation has released an interactive online tool to compare the healthcare proposals of presidential candidates. The tool, 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary, summarizes positions in four overall categories: access to healthcare coverage, cost containment, improving the quality of care, and financing.

Nonprofit Panel Releases Principles For Good Governance

[Source: Health Lawyers Weekly, October 19, 2007]

The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has released Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations aimed at helping organizations strengthen their effectiveness and accountability.

The Guide describes six principles that all charitable organizations must take because they are required by law as well as 27 additional principles that charities should strongly consider based on their structure and purposes.

The 33 principles are organized under four categories: Legal Compliance and Public Disclosure; Effective Governance; Strong Financial Oversight; and Responsible Fundraising.

Read the Guide.