It’s been a week since the bombshell admission by IRS Exempt Organizations (EO) Director Lois Lerner that the IRS had targeted for special scrutiny conservative groups seeking tax-exempt recognition under Section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code. NPQ has been reporting on this all week, and the story has moved so fast that the Treasury Department investigation report that precipitated the furor has almost been lost in the rush.

The HBO star gives back to his community by encouraging enterprises that bring fresh, healthy food to neighborhoods that lack access to it.

Say what you will about the Cornel West, he’s never at a loss for words and as usual he has some sharp ones for Obama.

The former mayor of Palo Alto, California, calls on companies to reap the benefits of engaging with their communities.

A local agency in North Carolina has created a comical video to raise awareness around zombie foreclosures.

Nonprofit Quarterly offers a roundup of the latest changes and news regarding the IRS targeting scandal.

The firestorm unleashed by Friday’s admission by IRS officials that the agency had targeted some applications for tax-exempt recognition based on political keywords like “conservative” and “Tea Party” continues.

Thought Café is combining the popularity of infographics with video technology to help nonprofit organizations raise awareness.

Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez has a lot going for him. But he stands accused of trying to avoid tax payments using a pretty shady trick.

Joan Hecht’s work with the Lost Boys of Sudan reminds us of the continuing tragedy of the Darfur region of the Sudan and the inadequate responses of other countries—including our own. 

All politics is local, some famous politician once said, and a lot of philanthropy would be well served by understanding the importance of understanding and connecting to the culture and dynamics of the communities foundations serve.  That is one of the messages of Alicia Philipp, the longtime president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, reminding national foundations—and all of us—“community foundations are as different as the local communities” they serve.  

The ability for same-sex couples to sponsor foreign-born partners for green cards may be the sticking point for the immigration bill.

Melinda Gates reflects on her encounters in Senegal, and on an activist’s profound struggle against female genital cutting.

Much of the most valuable programs and services of the federal government are delivered by nonprofits. That goes double for U.S. humanitarian and development assistance, where NGOs are critical players in delivering foreign aid to countries in need. Shouldn’t the USAID budget be a top priority advocacy item for the U.S. nonprofit sector?

Independent Sector releases its annual valuation of volunteering time, as calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ statistics. Useful? 

Google’s new mobile app aims to make fundraising easier for nonprofits by linking charities to potential donors.

Rick Cohen collects a cavalcade of columnists who have spoken out against the President’s proposed 28% cap on deductions. Their domination of op-ed writing has framed much of the policy debate around modifying the charitable deduction. 

We were frankly suspicious of the political scope of the new 501(c)(4) created by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his Silicon Valley friends, but we are surprised by the turn it has recently taken on environmental and economic policies.

A big box retailer encounters resistance from small local enterprises. What happens when all the protagonists are nonprofits?

Peace Corps volunteers overseas are distinct from Peace Corps staffers who work in the headquarters on 20^th Street in Washington, D.C. Because they aren’t staff, they can’t get abortion coverage.

Caught between the sequester and President Obama’s FY2014 budget proposals, USAID faces calls for reform and restructuring.

The president of the NAACP responds to Sen. Paul’s recent speech at Howard University by giving real suggestions as to how the Republican party can regain the trust of African-American voters.

In Part II of the Cohen Report’s review of President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget, Rick Cohen examines elements of the budget with specific meaning for nonprofit sector capacity and productivity. Together with Part I here, examine the picture that the budget paints for nonprofits—challenges that go to the fundamental role of nonprofits in society and to the willingness and ability of the federal government to protect and sustain nonprofit capacity. 

While attention is given to the impact of sequestration on furloughed air-traffic controllers, some cuts leave a more visceral wound on the body politic—and specifically the nonprofit sector.

NPQ turns its attention to Uganda, and a charitable donation delivered in a most unorthodox way by a most surprising donor.

The leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. is medical debt. A new fund has taken up arms against this problem by buying up defaulted debts—and then not collecting them.

Nonprofits around the nation are celebrating “National Volunteer Week”.  Is yours? 

Participatory Budgeting allows communities to shape their own fiscal destiny. Originating in Brazil and spreading across Latin America, it has now arrived in the United States. Where is PB headed, and what hurdles does it face?

The President’s FY2014 budget proposal is out!  What does it say to the nonprofit sector?  Rick Cohen does a deep dive into the budget to find implications for nonprofits—much more than the charitable deduction.  Read Part I here, Part II next week.  

NPQ spotlights a small tortilla business that’s working both with nonprofits and retailers to establish themselves.