Comments on: Linking watchdog journalism and nonprofit accountability http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/linking-watchdog-journalism-and-nonprofit-accountability/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jmparr http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/linking-watchdog-journalism-and-nonprofit-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-205304 jmparr Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:59:19 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=11058#comment-205304 My developmentally disabled nephews and blind and d.d. neice pleaded my brother-in law and sister for help;they had no beds literally.My brother-in law is the president of a non-profit Christian mission organization,and after personally seeing his garage at 40 Ronald Dr.,Decatur Il. full of trombones,appliances and every thing furniture there:I was angry that the kids(in their 30s and 40s] turned away for beds I thought someone should know.I finally bought them beds from another CHRISTIAN business Kern mattressLLC in Normal Il.They were giving and helpful and delivered so they are real I believe.Nothing is in my sisters house in Decatur anymore.Some well meaning charity gave them a warehouse.Please check them outThose kids finally had beds yesterday after10 years on11-22-2010 My developmentally disabled nephews and blind and d.d. neice pleaded my brother-in law and sister for help;they had no beds literally.My brother-in law is the president of a non-profit Christian mission organization,and after personally seeing his garage at 40 Ronald Dr.,Decatur Il. full of trombones,appliances and every thing furniture there:I was angry that the kids(in their 30s and 40s] turned away for beds I thought someone should know.I finally bought them beds from another CHRISTIAN business Kern mattressLLC in Normal Il.They were giving and helpful and delivered so they are real I believe.Nothing is in my sisters house in Decatur anymore.Some well meaning charity gave them a warehouse.Please check them outThose kids finally had beds yesterday after10 years on11-22-2010

]]> By: BJ Roche http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/11/linking-watchdog-journalism-and-nonprofit-accountability/comment-page-1/#comment-59294 BJ Roche Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:02:39 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=11058#comment-59294 This is an important topic, particularly in small towns and cities, and particularly in places where the "arts economy" is being touted. In these places, public money is going to organizations whose boards may or may not know how to manage these funds effectively, and/or develop effective business plans. Small town papers, who often turn these stories over to their arts reporters, often don't have the expertise to cover these developments effectively, or worse, the papers themselves are in the cheerleading roles rather than watchdogs of public money. This is an important topic, particularly in small towns and cities, and particularly in places where the “arts economy” is being touted.

In these places, public money is going to organizations whose boards may or may not know how to manage these funds effectively, and/or develop effective business plans.

Small town papers, who often turn these stories over to their arts reporters, often don’t have the expertise to cover these developments effectively, or worse, the papers themselves are in the cheerleading roles rather than watchdogs of public money.

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