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St. Cloud United Way Draws From Reserves to Ensure Community Well Being
June 22, 2010; St. Cloud Times | The agency knows first hand how critical basic services are right now: calls to its 211 number are up 40 percent.—Ruth McCambridge
Pittsburgh Asks Nonprofits to Subsidize Ambulance Services
June 22, 2010; Post-Gazette | Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb has proposed that nonprofits, including hospitals and foundations, contribute to a fund to keep emergency services from falling into a deeper crisis.—Bruce Trachtenberg
Nonprofit News Site Pledges to Hold Candidates Accountable
June 20, 2010; California Watch | This week saw the launch of Politics Verbatim, a website that "will attempt to track every quote, promise and statement made by our two major candidates for governor in California—Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman."—Bruce Trachtenberg
Fund for Nonprofits Shrinks as City Tries to Balance Budget
June 17, 2010; Mercury News | San Jose typically uses the bulk of California’s Tobacco Master Settlement to fund local nonprofits serving resident youth and seniors. This year, two thirds of that $9 million is being redirected into the city's general fund.—Rick Cohen
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Evangelical Electioneering
June 17, 2010; Religious Dispatches | Religious institutions have been pushing the electioneering boundary for tax exempt organizations.—Rick Cohen
Innovation—Pounding out a Key Statement on Human Rights
June 22, 2010; Huffington Post | A nonprofit arts group has distributed 60 pianos around New York City as a human rights statement.—Ruth McCambridge
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