With the application of these rules, federal contracts and grants for nonprofits should be more administratively and financially rational.
The Word for Today is “Overhead”: OMB Uniform Guidance Takes Effect
Public-Private Data Partnership in Camden Locates Health Hotspots in Neighborhoods
These healthcare providers use a database from the city’s three hospitals to evaluate medical costs, identify neighborhood hot spots, and design outreach programs
The Ethics of Selling Artworks: An Example from Michigan
The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House recently sold a Cézanne painting for $100 million to raise cash. What are the ethical considerations?
Greenpeace, Peru, and the Nazca Lines: The Considerations Now
The Greenpeace protest in Peru that damaged the Nazca Lines continues to reverberate with implications in Peru and around the world.
Bill Gates and Land Redistribution in the Shadow of Sherman’s Field Order 15
On the anniversary of the “40 acres and a mule” order, Bill Gates has been introduced to the notion of land redistribution as an economic equity approach.
UK Cuts Funding to Muslim Charities Accused of Extremist Ties
After years of allegations against several of its member groups, the UK has cut funding to the Muslim Charities Forum.
California Nurses and SEIU Slug It Out over Hospital Sales
Two unions in California are on different sides of a potential sale of six nonprofit hospitals to for-profit purchasers.
Across the Nation, Real Efforts to “Reclaim” MLK Day
Some organizations’ MLK Day celebrations aim to rescue the holiday from its typical anodyne treatment and return to Dr. King’s admonition that “Every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”
Personal Art Collection or Tax-Exempt Museum? The Rules Are Vague
Super-wealthy art collectors are reportedly establishing increasing numbers of limited-access, tax-exempt museums. Are these private collections in disguise?
Is It Time to End the Tax Deduction for Charitable Contributions?
Is the nonprofit sector really an excuse for society as whole to avoid creating a real safety net for people in need?
Progress and Challenges in Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Foundations are needed to fund innovative programs that vault persons with disabilities back into the labor force and out of unemployment.
Diversity Moves Slowly in Silicon Valley
The tech sector may be iconic of this economic era, but if so, it says volumes about how problematic that economy continues to be for workers of color.