Yet another example of the complex relationship between charter schools and public school districts and the hard-fought politics that come with it.
Politics Plays into LA City School District’s Release of a Charter School Audit
A Next Generation of Cause Marketing Featuring…Integrity! (We Hope.)
This Forbes article looks at a number of different cause marketing efforts whose sponsoring corporations have come under fire for inconsistencies.
The New Chapter for Eugene’s Civic Stadium
A nonprofit buys a major civic venue through a process that required many steps and more partners.
Court Strikes Down “Manifestly Unconstitutional” Law Restricting Convicts’ Speech
A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional a law that would have prevented criminals from espousing certain speech or acts that could “retraumatize” their victims.
Fundraising Isn’t about Money…Neither Is Giving: Part 2
This is the second in a multi-part column by Simone Joyaux about linking autobiography to notions of philanthropy. Make sure you read the first part first.
A Penny Saved
HELP! We need your help with a feature that will appear in NPQ’s upcoming summer edition of the magazine.
Why Did the NFL Give Up Its Tax-Exempt Status?
When Commissioner Roger Goodell announces that the National Football League is giving up the tax-exempt status that former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle fought so hard to obtain, you have to wonder what’s up.
In Baltimore as in Ferguson, Libraries Remained Open as Sanctuary
“It’s at times like this that the community needs us,” said the director of communications at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
Legislators Request that AG’s Office Investigate Sweet Briar
Virginia legislators are getting into the act in the challenges to the Sweet Briar board. At what point did the board know where they were headed, and did they allow grants to be made knowing they might not deliver?
“Crossfire” and Collaboration from Gingrich and Jones at the Council on Foundations
In the end, the Gingrich/Jones collaboration on reforming the criminal justice system seemed to be a model for the foundations gathered by the Council of getting different ideologies to come together in—and through—philanthropy.
A Human Resources Thought: How to Get “Every Mind in the Game”
What makes some organizations better at innovation than others? One set of clues may be found in the federal government. (Yes, that’s what we said!)
Student Thank-a-thon Connects Donors to Recipients of their Generosity
Putting the final recipients of generosity in touch with donors—that is the heart of this thank-a-thon at the University of Minnesota.