So what should a board do once it suspects or has discovered evidence of embezzlement?
When Funds Go Missing, What Can You Do? What Must You Do?
Follow-Up: Censorship of Student Journalists in Fond du Lac ends in Resignation of Principal
In response to an editorial on “rape culture” in a student-run magazine, the leaders of a Wisconsin high school invoked a policy requiring all student publications to undergo scrutiny before publication. As promised, this is a follow-up to that story, which ends in the resignation of the school’s principal.
Odessa’s Jews Don’t Want to Leave Despite Ukraine Strife
Before the vote in Crimea, Tatars were forced to relive the memories of the mass deportation of their ancestors by Stalin’s Soviet Union. Now, in Odessa, the Jewish population contemplates a resurgence of anti-Semitism in the wake of the violence engulfing the city, but contrary to reports, many Jewish leaders have no plans to evacuate.
Minnesota Orchestra Dispute: Excellent Lessons to be Drawn for Orchestras and all Nonprofits
As the Minnesota Orchestra continues to pick up the pieces after a contentious, 16-month standoff between management and musicians, one inside expert offers a long list of observations on the lessons learned so far.
Long Tail of Recession for Marin Nonprofits: Study Highlights Importance of Gen Op Grants
A foundation is surprised by the dissatisfaction with its grantmaking expressed by local nonprofits, but shifting money from general operating to special programs right before the recession was almost bound to end up this way.
Wikimedia Foundation Announces a New Leader to Extend the Nonprofit’s Growth
After a yearlong search involving over a thousand candidates in 81 countries, Wikimedia recently announced the selection of a new executive director with an engineering background to lead the foundation in its next phase.
World’s Largest Coal Company Says Clean Coal Can Cure Energy Poverty
In the wake of the White House’s climate change report, WWF Europe demonstrates one logical strategy for nonprofit action—challenging statements that look dubious if not completely erroneous, like Peabody Coal’s argument that “clean coal” will solve the problem of energy poverty.
The Continuing Importance of Whistleblowers: The VA Controversy and More
If it weren’t for whistleblowers in government and in business, major entities would become complacent and smug. Whistleblowers make public agencies like the Veterans Affairs department at the federal level, the office of Governor Susan Martinez at the state level, and many corporate entities do what they might not otherwise—reexamine their operations for shortcomings, failures, and illegalities.
Infrastructure for Marijuana Businesses Still Blocked by Feds’ Ambiguity
As marijuana is legalized either for medical purposes or for recreational use, depending on the state, an infrastructure must be built around it. Some of that infrastructure is limited by its continued categorization as an illegal drug on the federal level.
Disband and Replace the Veterans Affairs Department?
Will nonprofits fall for the siren call of carving up the Veterans Affairs Department and turning its functions over to nonprofit service deliverers? That’s the suggestion of some small government conservatives, but not Arizona senator John McCain.
“Occupy FCC” Out to Save Net Neutrality
On Wednesday, a number of groups began an in-place protest in front of the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington, D.C., vowing to remain there until at least May 15th, when the FCC is scheduled to consider a new proposal regarding “net neutrality,” the notion that traffic on the Internet should not be given preferential treatment based on its origin or source.
When Anonymous People Dominate Billions in Tax-Exempt Resources
A writer for Businessweek uncovered a nest of very low profile donors of hundreds of millions of dollars, operating behind layers of companies, lawyers, and philanthropic advisors. Is the use of millions or billions in money that would otherwise be in the public domain by private individuals with little or no public review a good practice?