An African American cultural center is at risk of being put up to auction and the argument about what will happen to it is still raging as deadline approaches.
Threat of Sheriff’s Sale of August Wilson Center
Free Dental Clinics Attract Thousands of Volunteers & Millions of Patients
Tens of millions of people across this country do not have access to dental care and this is costing every one of us dearly. Flash mob dental clinics are filling the gap.
Nonprofit as Front: Conflicts of Interest in Pittsburgh Shale Group
Earlier this month, the Public Accountability Initiative, issued a report describing the nonprofit Center for Sustainable Shale Development as an “industry front group”
The Problem with Some Stories in the Nonprofit Sector
Everyone extols the virtue of storytelling and I like a good story myself but let’s face it sometimes they can be…well, destructive, reinforcing of nonsense and misassumptions.
First Social Impact Bond Fails to Meet Halfway Mark Performance Target
The world’s first Social Impact Bond project has not met its early performance targets, but it hopes to catch up. Its final phase has been cancelled.
Anonymous Activism: The Pros and Cons
Lily Chamberlain explores the effectiveness of anonymous activism, but does she have the issues framed properly? Weigh in!
Income Inequality in Physical Space: Exiling the Poor to the Back Door
As city and suburban real estate markets start to rebound, some look to banish the poor out of their sight.
Shoprite Cosponsors Gun Buybacks in Baltimore
Corporations are getting involved in gun buyback programs by exchanging “goods for guns.” Would those values attract you to a corporation?
Why this Longstanding Seattle Business is Converting to a Nonprofit
The for-profit/nonprofit line is permeable both ways. This store aged out of profitability, as did its industry, but remains a community institution.
Democracy in Tatters: Citizen Impotence in American Democracy
Is it true that “Ordinary Americans have virtually no impact whatsoever on the making of national policy in our country”? This study asserts it is.
Detroit Mayor’s 10-Point Plan to Help with Water Bills
The mayor of Detroit has a ten-point plan to address the water crisis—but are they the right ten points?
Saving John’s Carpet House, Saving Civil Society?
It would be wonderful if, for once, the philanthropic sector came to the defense of civil society in the pure and raw form found throughout Detroit.