Some children in every generation are born activists and organizers. These eight- and nine-year-olds organized libraries as part of a worldwide movement.
The Children who Organize Free Little Libraries
Lessons for Journalism in the Rolling Stone Controversy
The UVA chapter of Phi Kappa Psi plans legal action against Rolling Stone over the now-infamous article. Nonprofit journalism has much to learn from the controversy.
Should Inmates in Prison Earn a Living Wage?
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections paid inmates their daily wage of $3 to $4 per hour for shoveling snow during the historic winter. But don’t be fooled by those numbers; they’re above the national average.
Tiny Spark Listed Among Top Podcasts
Tiny Spark was listed twice on Medium’s 21 Top Podcast Episodes for Global Thinkers: Medium recommends: Our interview with author Nina Munk critiquing Jeffrey Sachs’ Millennium Villages Project. Author Jaclyn Schiff writes: “Why listen? Just because one has a good plan to end extreme poverty and $100 million+ to execute it doesn’t mean it will
Community Development Block Grants: They Ain’t Just for Housing
This is National Community Development Week. Let’s hope nonprofits of all stripes, not just housing groups, remember their stake in the federal commitment to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
DC Central Kitchen Releases Manual on Introducing Produce into Food Deserts
D.C. Central Kitchen has released a guide to replication of its “Healthy Corners” program as a way to fight food deserts.
Scathing Report Released on Rolling Stone’s Botched UVA Rape Article
The Columbia report uncovers several issues and reporting gaps in the UVA gang rape article that captured national attention last November.
Next Up for Foundations in Detroit: Reviving the Neighborhoods
They helped the city out of bankruptcy, saved the collection of the Detroit Institute of Art from being auctioned off, and have put large amounts of resources into economic development plans, but are foundations up to the task of reviving Detroit’s neighborhoods?
Dutch Retirement Home Doubles as Creative Student Housing Program
Students live rent-free in a Dutch retirement home in exchange for spending 30 hours a week with residents.
Financial Opinion about Sweet Briar Issued by Forensic Accountant (Heart Still Pumping)
The past decade at Sweet Briar seems to have been characterized by unfortunate decisions made in the face of a tough environment.
In Wake of Loss of Corporate Members, ALEC Lashes Out at Nonprofit Opponents
ALEC has threatened legal action against Common Cause and the League of Conservation Voters if they continue making false statements.
“Hello, this is Robert Kraft.” Patriots Owner Gets Intimate in Making Grants
Some people want anonymity in making grants, some want flash and dazzle and endless rhetoric, and then there are stories like this.