NPQ is in the middle of a search for a publisher; and yesterday, our search consultant said to me that in transitions that involve founders, it is generally best to consider the founder guilty until proven innocent.
Hospital CEO Turnover at Historic Highs
With six-figure and seven-figure salaries, hospital CEOs seem to have it made. Why did 20 percent of them leave their jobs in 2013, and why is turnover higher than for nonprofits generally?
Top Nonprofit Execs: Why Not Just Disclose Your Salaries?
It seems odd to see nonprofit and foundation executives pledge themselves to increased practices of transparency, going beyond the minimal requirements of the law, and then refuse to disclose their salaries—which they will have to do on their Form 990 tax statements anyhow.
GuideStar to Collect Nonprofit Governance Information in League with BoardSource
A new section in the GuideStar Exchange invites nonprofits to share information about how they are governed, thereby advancing public understanding of how the sector works. How will nonprofit leaders respond? Will this call for transparency motivate boards to improve their practices?
Aid to Ukrainian Civil Society May Be Highest Priority
Russian television already shows Crimea as part of Russia. With little leverage in a country adjoining Russia that’s partly occupied by Russian military troops, what are international aid donors supposed to do?
Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?
A new study from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development once again attempts to define the characteristics of venture philanthropy. Is there a real “there” there?
President Obama Pitches Healthcare.gov on Funny or Die—and It Works
Presidential communications are no longer fireside chats with families gathered around the radio. Beyond the Tonight Show and other late-night TV, the latest presidential forum of choice appears to be Zach Galifianakis’s Between Two Ferns interview show on FunnyOrDie.com.
CIA Accused of Spying on Senate Committee as Committee Scrutinizes CIA
This ought to set off our democracy alarms: Is the CIA spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the CIA?
Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech in Rejecting “Boobie Bracelet” Case
The case of the “boobie bracelets” has now been rejected by the Supreme Court, which upheld lower court rulings that kids have the right to wear the bracelets in school as an expression of free speech.
143,764 Comments Submitted to IRS on Proposed 501(c)(4) Regulations
Boy, the IRS really gets people’s hackles up! A small city’s worth of people submitted comments about the IRS’s draft regulations to clarify the political activity definitions applicable to 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, apparently overwhelmingly negative, concluding that the IRS’s approach to clarification didn’t quite hit the mark.
Top 10 Tips for Inclusive Engagement
Deep, broad engagement with community members is fundamental to a successful community-planning project. Betsy Rosenbluth, formerly of the Orton Family Foundation, explains why it’s so vital and gives ten techniques to achieve that rapport.
Innovation in Volunteering: RedEye Rebranding Comes to Minnesota Nonprofits
StoneArch, an advertising agency in the Twin Cities, has a new and intriguing way of contributing to local nonprofits: the 24-hour brandathon!