Preliminary results from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation’s new study show that local arts and culture nonprofits have had an astounding economic impact.
Arts and Culture Contribute $100 Million to the Ann Arbor Economy
Message to Public School Reformers: Add “Public” to Your Vocabulary List
In the race for a seat on the L.A. Unified School District Board of Education, the word “public,” as in public disclosure and public education, has taken on a new meaning.
Will this Revolution be “Televised”? Social Media and Civil Rights in the 21st Century
“Our demand is simple. Stop killing us,” says Johnetta Elzie, one of the social media organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Joe Bruno: A Very-Well-Compensated Consultant to Charter Schools
One of the consistent criticisms of the charter school movement is that nonprofit and for-profit management entities and consulting firms are making healthy incomes from charters.
Is Wounded Warrior Project a “Neighborhood Bully” Among Veterans’ Groups?
Apparently WWP wants to own the military term “wounded warriors,” and it appears willing to spend its donors’ and beneficiaries’ money to secure that ownership.
Some Concerns about Obama’s New “My Brother’s Keeper” Nonprofit
Given the serial problems uncovered with the Clinton Foundation, the Obama administration may come to regret this hands-off approach to basic issues in a nonprofit associated with the most powerful political leader in the world.
Federal Jury Decides the Culpability of the Last of the SEEDCO Defendants
The long-running federal case about SEEDCO’s falsification of job placements during its implementation of New York City government contracts has come to an end with a relatively minor judgment against the last of the SEEDCO defendants. What does the SEEDCO imbroglio teach the nonprofit sector about ethics and accountability?
Software Eats the Nonprofit World
This thought-provoking talk by Bill Schambra was given at the annual conference of the Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence. Are techies trying to reshape the social sector in their own image, based on their supreme faith in advanced technology?
CEO Confidential: Planning, Communicating and Implementing Your Organizational Exit
Many nonprofit executive directors begin to think about leaving long before they actually do, but too often they may not share their thinking with others. When is the right time, and what is the right way to raise the issue? Find out in this exclusive webinar from NPQ!
Some Chutzpah! Former ED of Failed Nonprofit Claims She’s Owed $1.2 Million
We may be used to the scorched-earth corporate executive being given generous severance, but how about the ruinous nonprofit CEO?
The Marriage of Art and Technology
Museums are using “smart presence” systems to provide access to artworks for people who would otherwise be unable to view them. How inspiring!
Rodney King and Freddie Gray: Has Anything Changed?
Twenty-three years and 2,300 miles separate the stories of L.A.’s Rodney King and Baltimore’s Freddie Gray, but there are some disturbing similarities.