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Nonprofit Advocacy by CRL a Critical Factor in Current Foreclosure Flap
October 13, 210; NPR | The Center for Responsible Lending's litigation has compelled attorneys general and mortgage regulators to investigate charges about questionable documentation, including fraudulent "robo-signed" documents, used to rush families into foreclosure proceedings resulting in their evictions.—Rick Cohen
Report Reveals Lack of Afterschool Programs For Rural Youth
October 12, 2010; Kansascity.com | A new study from the nonprofit Afterschool Alliance finds that just one out 10 rural schoolchilden take part in formal afterschool programs.—Bruce Trachtenberg
CDBG Funds for Nonprofits Redirected?
October 11, 2010; The News & Advance | Lynchburg, Va's City Council argues that it can put all of the money to better use by having the city allocate the funds to projects such as streetscape improvements, community center renovations, and housing-related activities.—Rick Cohen
A Stadium Will Host Rent-Free Nonprofit Events
October 13, 2010; York Daily Records | In York, Penn., the Sovereign Bank Stadium is offering the use of its facility free of charge to local nonprofits.—Ruth McCambridge
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A Criminal Investigation into Weatherization Contract for “Bid Rigging”
October 13, 2010; Times Herald-Record | In Liberty, N.Y. the weatherization director for the Community Action Agency to Help the Economy is accused of improperly steering four contracts to clean and tune furnaces to one firm.—Ruth McCambridge
Recession Helps Nonprofits See Value In Tying the Knot
October 11, 2010; Columbus Business First | Sometimes the only thing standing in the way of nonprofits merging is the will to do it.—Bruce Trachtenberg
Michelle Rhee Resigns, Launches a Dot.Org
October 13, 2010; TBD.com | The chancellor of the D.C. public schools has quit—and within milliseconds, her new website was up and running with a presence on Facebook and Twitter.—Rick Cohen
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