Convictions of Al Jazeera Journalists: An Issue for Nonprofits

Al JazeeraThe now elected, formerly military government of Egypt just topped its mass death sentences for hundreds of protesters with verdicts sentencing three Al Jazeera journalists to prison terms between seven and ten years. Even though Al Jazeera is hardly a nonprofit, this judicial travesty, abetted by the Obama administration’s announcement that it will resume military aid to Egypt, should be condemned by nonprofits worldwide.

A New Name Follows New Energy for This Child Care Center

CrayonsThe almost-fifty-year-old Child Development, Inc. serves primarily low-income children in a part of Madison, Wisconsin considered a “daycare desert,” so one can imagine it is a resource desperately needed by parents in the area. The center once had a stellar reputation, but it has had a rough few years.

Boomers Retiring Early from State Government Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Fire Ice RingBaby boomers are retiring faster and earlier from state government than ever before, for reasons good and bad. The “Silver Tsunami” of baby boomer retirements doesn’t lead to all positive results, even as it makes room for millennials—in the public sector and in nonprofits.

At Renovated Museum, Interactivity Is the Name of the Game

Cooper HewittWhen the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum reopens this December, visitors will have every opportunity to immerse themselves not only in history and artifacts, but also in the design experience. Innovative technology—developed through a collaborative industrial design process—is at the heart of the newly reimagined museum.

Sexual Assault Victim Not “Privileged Status” at Bob Jones University

BobConservative columnist George Will is at the epicenter of a national debate about sexual assault on college campuses, which his recent column in the Washington Post suggested was overblown and used by progressives as part of some sort of PC campaign. At Bob Jones University, the religious South Carolina school, victims of sexual assault are counseled to blame themselves and repent for the sinful things they did in their lives to have caused themselves to be raped.

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