One of the challenges to Governor Jay Nixon’s Ferguson Commission is to ensure that its report doesn’t end up on a shelf collecting dust.
Funding the Ferguson Commission to Do Something
Sharpton’s National Action Network Continues to Attract Financial Questions
Controversy follows Rev. Al Sharpton everywhere, including questions about the finances of his nonprofit, the National Action Network.
At Great Risk: The Murder of Indigenous Environmental Activists in Peru
With violence towards environmental activists on the rise globally, those responsible must be held accountable.
Rageful, competitive, and . . . nonprofit?
Even when we are doing work that is meant to create more harmony, we can strike a wrong chord. And even in the midst of trying to build strong community, we can become embroiled in conflict or blind competition for influence or power.
Ferguson Commission Members Announced: Will They Tackle Race?
A few days after Missouri’s Governor Nixon called a state of emergency, he has confirmed the membership of the Ferguson Commission.
Group Uses Fictitious Children to Boost Fundraising: Poverty Porn?
A boarding school makes use of imaginary children in a marketing scheme to raise funds. Is this “poverty porn?”
Infographic: The New Generation of Social Change
Millennials view long-term contributions toward positive social change as important.
Nonprofit Journalism: The Marshall Project Launches to Cover Criminal Justice
It’s long past time to see consistent and well-contextualized coverage of criminal justice in this country. Welcome The Marshall Project!
Honoring Boston’s Late Mayor Menino and the Dudley Street Initiative
The right long-tenured mayor can do wonders for resident action, and Boston’s Dudley Street is a good example.
Biogen Idec Funds TFA to Add STEM Teachers to America’s Schools
Teach for America has received a five-year, $5 million grant to help increase the number of TFA Corps members qualified to teach STEM classes.
Court Decisions on Firing Volunteers
Can volunteers sue a nonprofit for discrimination in employment? Well, it depends.
The 2014 World Giving Index Findings Ranks US in 9th Place for Donations
According to the World Giving Index, the United States and Myanmar are tied for first place when it comes to giving—but read on.