studies and reports
A Place to Call Home Is Getting Harder to Find
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A new report finds that most people across the United States cannot afford a one-bedroom home on the minimum wage.
nonprofit real estate
REITs for Good: Nonprofit Turns High-dollar Investment Tool Upside-down
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Real estate trust investments are most often held by pension funds or the biggest investors, but an anti-poverty group has created its own version.
sustainable nonprofit journalism
Turning Membership Upside-down: An Experiment from a Nonprofit News Site
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Is there a future in nonprofit news? Can “trust” in the news make a comeback?
data analysis
Crowdsourcing Meets Local Newsrooms
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The virtual/crowdsourced newsroom might be a small step closer.
Philanthropy
The Growth of Green Bonds: A New Trend in Do-Good Investing
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Green bonds are issued to fund projects that have positive environmental and/or climate benefits and offer tax benefits to buyers.
donor-advised funds
The Economist Weighs In on Donor-Advised Funds: A Philanthropic Black Box?
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An article last week weighed in on donor-advised funds, detailing many of the vehicle’s documented misuses to date.
Philanthropy
Wealth, Legacy, Charity: Endings and Beginnings
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David Rockefeller was the last of his generation of heirs of Standard Oil co-founder, John D. Rockefeller. His passing may also serve to mark a shift from his grandfather’s approach to charity, which has been deeply embraced by philanthropists, to new approaches, tools, and legal forms.
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding Will Change Philanthropy—But How?
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Crowdfunding generated $34 billion in 2015 and is on track to do nearly ten times that annual number within the next decade. Will it unlock new giving, redefine what “doing good” means, or just move money around the charitable sector?
Charity Commission
5 Points of Practice: Getting Serious about Nonprofit Governance
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Requiring board members to “excel in their roles and provide better leadership” might have cut NPQ’s nonprofit meltdown stories in half over this past year or two. But it also contains real promise—read on for five points to consider.
Nonprofit News
The Odd Capacities of Foundation Capacity-Building Grants
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One foundation’s capacity-building grants, a research report finds, generally worked at least in terms of improving financial performance, but how the grants were targeted mattered not at all.