Nonprofit Newswire | March 11, 2010

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Disney Implicated in Nonprofit’s Eviction

March 10, 2010, New York Times | The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood was issued an eviction notice by their parent organization, the Harvard-affiliated Judge Baker Children’s Center, soon after winning an out-of-court settlement in a class action suit against the Walt Disney Company.—James David Morgan

Long-Time Charter School Hawk Has Change of Heart

March 9, 2010; Wall Street Journal | In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, a former advocate disowns her support of the nation’s 5,000 charter schools, despite the advent of President Obama, a liberal Democrat who is supporting charters with more vigor than Bush I, Clinton, or Bush II did in their administrations.—Rick Cohen

$3 Billion in Stimulus Funds Rests on Performance of Nonprofit

March 9, 2010; Health Leaders Media | By any measure, $3 billion is a lot of money, and more so when it represents the largest single chunk of federal stimulus money that might be directed to a state in the form of reimbursements for patient services.—Bruce Trachtenberg

Nonprofits Ensure Democracy

March 9, 2010; OMB Watch | We’ve come a long way since the days of machine politics when redrawing electoral districts was a secretive act that rewarded the party in power. Still, the process is far from perfect.—Bruce Trachtenberg

Thin Gruel for N.Y. Soup Kitchens

March 8, 2010; City Limits | Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s preliminary budget for the city of New York contains a bevy of budget cuts that dwarf those of many states.—Rick Cohen

Donor Confidentiality vs. Accountability in Political Advertising?

March 10, 2010; ProPublica | Why were corporations and special interests pleased with the Supreme Court decision allowing them to spend money on electioneering ads?—Rick Cohen

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