Overwhelming data states that babies in lower socioeconomic classes are linked to unhealthy “dietary patterns.”
Children’s Fates in their Income Driven Diets says Study
Detroit Exits Bankruptcy—What’s Next for this City’s Nonprofits and Foundations?
Now that Detroit has “emerged” from bankruptcy with a deal with creditors, what now? For nonprofits and foundations, the challenges have not abated.
NY AG Sides with Elderly against Salvation Army in Building Sale Fight
Yesterday, N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a motion to block the sale of a Salvation Army senior housing facility to a luxury developer.
Conservation Nonprofits Often Fail to Account for Economic Factors
A study by the University of Tennessee says that conservationists need to account for fluctuations in the economy and plan for them.
Infant Mortality among Nonprofit Journalism Sites: Homicide Watch DC Closes
Illustrative of the start up problems of nonprofit journalism, Homicide Watch D.C. announced it would cease reporting at year’s end.
Facebook’s Ebola “Donate” Button Will Fund 3 Designated Charities
In a precedent-setting move, Facebook has placed a donate button on its home page to raise money for three charities working on Ebola.
Touching Strangers: A Public Art Project Promotes Emotional Connectivity
ArtWorks & Cincinnati Metro team up to promote and expand “Touching Strangers,” an interactive public art project.
August Wilson Center Sold for a Song
The August Wilson Center, an African-American arts and culture center in Pittsburgh, is for all intents and purposes no longer—at least for now.
Kissing as Politics in India
In the Indian city of Kochi, a mass public “kiss in” was staged as a protest against moral policing by right-wing youth.
Educating the New (Very Homegrown) Congressional Class
By their own descriptions, the new Senators and Representatives whose election will expand Republican control of Congress seem to have little knowledge of, or contact with, nonprofits. To teach them, we’ll have to get to know them.
Stop Blaming Your Boards for a Wrong Approach to Governance
Stop blaming your boards!
Essmart: Helping the Poor And Charging a Fee
Jackie Stenson was a Harvard trained engineer who wanted to design technologies to improve the lives of the world’s poor.