The Ferguson Commission presents a constructive and hands-on process with which to tackle a range of deeply-seated social problems in that region.
Get Lit: Poetry Slam Video Spotlighting Youth Nonprofit Goes Viral
A viral video has brought forth the power of poetry, along with a diligent and creative nonprofit motivating youth to express themselves through literary performance.
Maine Gov’s Proposed Tax on Nonprofits Could Hit Land Trusts Especially Hard
While the property tax could hurt all nonprofits, it will fall most heavily on land trusts, whose sole assets are non-revenue producing properties.
Higher than Anticipated Costs for Chicago’s Social Impact Bond
A potential mayoral opponent of Rahm Emanuel charges Chicago’s early childhood education Social Impact Bond project will cost the city double what investors put in.
Video: The Black Panther Party Revisited in this Time of Protest
A set of short films supported by the Sundance Institute and the Ford Foundation resurface an important component of civil rights history: the Black Panther party.
Pro-Peace J Street U Plans to Broaden Strategy to Off-Campus Audiences
It’s tough to advocate a two-state peaceful solution to Israeli-Palestinian hostilities when the American Jewish community doesn’t push for negotiations, but progressive Zionist campus movement J Street U has a new strategy in the works.
Personal Face-to-Face Solicitation, Part 1
Personal face-to-face solicitation is a natural evolution in good fundraising, yet the concept of meeting up and asking for a gift is new for so many nonprofits.
Trust for Nonprofits Wanes Globally but Inches Up Infinitesimally in US
Do you think about where your organization rates on the public trust scale? Of course, where nonprofits rate in general plays into that.
Helen Bader Foundation Transforms and Becomes Immortal
The Helen Bader Foundation no longer will go quietly into its planned good night in 2020, but has instead been reorganized to give in perpetuity.
A Boom in Solar Jobs
The senior editor of Vox writes that the number of jobs in the U.S. solar industry is catching up with jobs in coal.
Dying with Dignity Canada’s Charity Status Annulled due to “Error”
In Canada, another nonprofit has been stripped of its status due to its advocacy activities; this time, it is Dying with Dignity.
For-profit Grocer Replaced by Nonprofit in West Virginia
The role of nonprofits in our food supply is growing and diversifying. In this case, another nonprofit grocery is born in West Virginia.