What UT-Austin has done to frustrate the efforts of a trustee to uncover information about its admissions scandals contains lessons for nonprofits about transparency, accountability, and the roles of board members.
Thanks to a successful 10-year–old ballot measure, county governments throughout the state of California have funding to support community-based nonprofit service providers.
NPQ has come across a number of worrisome advisories to business entrepreneurs about how to make what appears to be value-free use of the nonprofit form to start a business.
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City will close its doors after losing its major donor/founder. We love to dream of those massive angel grants but they can be fatal.
The Hedge Clippers group in New York has produced a tough analysis of the hedge fund billionaires behind the Robin Hood Foundation, suggesting that their philanthropy is outweighed by what they do to promote policies that exacerbate income inequality.
Chrysler is providing a new educational benefit for employees; nonprofits should consider adding support for continuing education to their own packages.
Every four years, nonprofit housing groups wait…and wait…and wait…to hear a presidential candidate say something meaningful about what they will do to increase affordable housing. This CBPP analysis explains why affordable housing should be a high-priority election issue.
A review of the UK charity regulator by the charity umbrella body calls for its independence from government.
Awareness of the value of the creative economy to a regional economy has been growing, but it still seems to be on a back burner as far as legislative agendas go.
A humanitarian organization is partnering with a local technology company to capitalize on the spirit of the Internet, where one individual and one donation can make a difference.
Graduation season is here, but not all high school seniors are taking the direct route to college. In recent years, some 350 seniors have chosen to put higher education on hold for Global Citizen Year, which offers them year-long apprenticeships in Africa and Latin America.