Two shelters were being used in Oklahoma to house foster children for extended periods. Now, a suit has forced the closing of both.
Oklahoma Eliminates Need for Youth Shelters after Suit Forces the Issue
Ethics Laws Might Punish a Do-gooder
A teacher who received an award and gave the money to her school is facing accusations of having violated the state’s ethics laws.
FY2016 Budget Proposes $41M Program to End Rape Kit Backlog
The president has included $41 million in his proposed budget for the testing of backlogged rape kits across the nation.
Georgia Resort Town Plans to Fund Local Nonprofits with Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax
A proposed new use for a hotel/motel tax demonstrates strong political support for local nonprofits on Tybee Island.
Judge Orders Nonprofit Tax Form Release in Case against IRS
A federal judge has ordered the IRS to provide Form 990 return information to the public in electronic format within 60 days. Will the IRS comply?
The Next Super Bowl: State & Federal Legislators vs. a Tax-Exempt NFL
It was a phenomenally exciting Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and the Seahawks, but the NFL faces tough opponents in Congress and the New York State legislature in the ongoing game of protecting its tax-exempt status.
Hospital Community Benefit Program Dollars Used for Food Access
With increased scrutiny on the community benefits programs of nonprofit hospitals, new opportunities for food programs of all types emerge.
In Oregon, Portland Has a Surplus, So the Local Arts Do, Too
Advocacy collaborations are critical to maintaining public funding sources, as this success story from Oregon shows.
Collaboration: The Nonprofit Trend
Have you taken an inventory lately of your nonprofit’s use of collaboration? It might do with a more careful look.
Does “Free Speech” Cut Both Ways for Fired Professor?
”Fired” professor Steven Salaita seeks to hold donors accountable for the ways they protested his public criticism of Israel.
Data? It Depends! Counting Homeless People Depends Upon Your Definition
Advocates for the nation’s youth and HUD may disagree on the definition of homelessness, but without additional funding, a large portion of our homeless population will remain without essential services.
To Collect on Bills, Some Nonprofit Nursing Homes Seize Control of Residents
Nonprofit nursing homes in New York have been seizing their patients as collateral for unpaid bills by filing petitions of guardianship.