Top Stories published by Fractured Atlas Blog in 2008

Attack of the Killer MBAs

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

The Financial Times reports on the increasing number of MBAs working in the non-profit sector:

In the past, executives seeking qualifications that would help them in the…

Risk, Reward, and the Agency Problem

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

I’ve often argued that the traditional non-profit model discourages necessary risk-taking. It does this for a few reasons:

  1. Employees can’t own stock, so they…

Why I Hate Emergency Benefit Concerts

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

I suppose I should be happy that today’s NY Times features a big old article on the impact of our national healthcare crisis on jazz musicians. Maybe the national media is finally…


The Immortal Foundation

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

Ray D. Madoff, writing in this morning’s NY Times, laments the news that Leona Helmsley bequeathed most of her $8 billion fortune to a foundation dedicated to the care and welfare of dogs:


An Army of Artists

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

“If every artist in America’s work force banded together, their ranks would be double the size of the United States Army,” reports Sam Roberts in today’s NY Times.


The Appeal of Transparency (Even About Failure!)

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

I spent the first half of this week at the Fortune Tech Conference. Usually when I go to events like this they’re totally arts-centric, so it was (mostly) refreshing…


How Design Can Save Democracy

by Adam Huttler, Executive Director at Fractured Atlas

A great nation needs all kinds of heroes. Soldiers. Diplomats. Defense attorneys. Firemen. Graphic designers?