The assumption that charter schools are automatically preferable to traditional public schools is seriously waning, particularly as some charters fail under scrutiny.
Line of Credit Blues: PA County Cash Flow Crunch Hurts Local Nonprofits
What to do when your major source of revenue won’t pay on time? This agency paid almost $10,000 in interest for a line of credit while the county withholds payment to deal with its cash flow.
Revolutionaries on the Red Carpet: Oscar Winners Talk Social Justice
It was a night for social justice statements on the dais from the actors, actresses, and directors holding the Oscar statuettes they won for their film work.
Social Justice Journalists and Criminal Justice Reform: Get Real!
After a very long period during which there was no opening for criminal justice reform, now there is—but are social justice journalists up to the challenge?
AG Sets Strict Conditions for Sale of CA Nonprofit Hospital Chain
Considering the proposed sale of the nonprofit Daughters of Charity hospitals to the for-profit Prime Healthcare chain, California Attorney General Kamala Harris has crafted a solution meant to address union critics both for and against the transaction.
Egyptian Blogger and 24 Others Receive Harsh Sentence for “Unauthorized” Protests
In Egypt yesterday, 25 people were sentenced to years in jail for participating in protest activity.
Changing the Game: How to Make Your Human Service Organization a Powerful Policy Advocate
Building your organization’s advocacy power pays off in many ways. Find out here how one mental health agency embraced the task full-on.
Charities: Flattering Reports, Poor Data
Nonprofit advisor Caroline Fiennes has a lot to say about how we assess charities. She used to run one herself. Back then, Fiennes would try to figure out whether her organization was achieving its goals but admits she wasn’t always forthcoming about the findings. “When the results were good, we would share them,” she tells
Organizing Through Social Media: Mobilizing, Slacktivizing, or Fetishizing
There has been a lot of talk recently about the importance of social media as a tool in social justice organizing, but how much of a part does it really play?
NY’s Big Pre-Litigation Civil Rights Settlements: Will They Slow Policy Change?
The suit over violation of Eric Garner’s civil rights might get a settlement before it even goes to court. Will NYC’s new policy slow policy change?
Theda Skocpol on the Self-Imposed ACA Quandary of Republican Governors
Harvard University political scientist Theda Skocpol says that Republicans who engaged in anti-ACA rhetoric before their elections now have a problem on their hands.
LePage’s “Flood of Money” for Nonprofits: Real, or Magical Thinking?
Now appearing in the center ring, Governor Paul LePage and his Flooding Money Magic Act! Watch as he taxes nonprofits and cuts income tax. But, wait, there’s more!