The Lancaster Central School District voted last week to stop using a familiar anti-Native American epithet as its team name and its mascot, a decision met with opposition from its community.
Fatally Incurious Governance a Kind of Nonprofit Malfeasance
I have been struck again and again, and again just recently, that it’s excruciatingly common not to listen and understand the stakeholder environment around your organization.
Efforts to Overturn Voter ID Laws Stymied by SCOTUS Wisconsin Decision
The Supreme Court’s decision to let Wisconsin’s Voter ID law stand may cause voting rights advocates to rethink their strategies.
Open Conversation Session Cancelled for Fear of Open Conversation
Are the issues arising from Israel and Palestine too toxic for public discussion? A recent cancellation of a workshop by the Missouri History Museum raises the question.
A Radical Proposal to Convert the Assets of Blue Shield of California
Is another conversion foundation in the works in California with the revocation of Blue Shield’s state tax-exempt status?
The Executive Transition You Want to Avoid
The new ED arrives, is heralded—all communications done—and then offered and takes another job within two months. What’s an agency to do?
San Diego’s Mayor and the Political Tradition of Tapping Special Interests through Charity
One San Diego Fund has fuzzy ties to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and solicits donations from business interests who want to curry his favor.
Student Suit to Make Harvard Divest Dismissed, but Campaign Persists
Justice Paul Wilson of the Massachusetts Superior Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking Harvard’s divestment from fossil fuels.
UN Women Pulls Nonexistent Plug on Uber Collaboration after Backlash
Shortly after Uber’s proposed collaboration with UN Women to enlist female drivers, UN Women denied the proposal would be moving forward.
10 Mistakes Nonprofits Make with Video
Don’t mistake video as an opportunity to recap your latest marketing brochure. It’s a completely different medium.
Do the Fruits of Philanthropy Now Fall Closer Than Ever to the Tree?

As wealth becomes more stratified, giving goes up—but more of it is being directed by the highest-level givers. What does this mean for democracy? This article is from NPQ’s latest edition of its print magazine, entitled, “Inequality’s Tipping Point and the Pivotal Role of Nonprofits,” and is part of our emphasis on inequality.
2015 “Selfie Awards” Salute Philanthropic Narcissism (Recipients Boycott Ceremony…but Need Not Be Present to Win)
In this face-off between entrenched, self-regarding foundations and a group of young upstarts out to rattle the status quo, the latter inevitably win the fight. Add a dollop of social media, and all bets are off.