Harvard has just received its biggest charitable gift ever! At least one person considers that ridiculous.
Is Harvard’s Endowment “Too Damn High?”
Colorado Independent Squarely Faces Credentialing, the IRS, and an Independent Future
The nonprofit news outlet’s experiences point out the pitfalls in the slow transition from traditional, commercially supported journalism to the new nonprofit business model.
Civil Society Action Figures: Your Nominations, Please!
An Edward Snowden action figure is being sold on the same site as a Paul Ryan doll. Who’s next?
Nonprofit Credit Union Moves Community Responsive Shopping Center Forward
A community’s fight for a community-building and responsive shopping plaza with a grocery store moves a step forward.
Obama Warns Uganda on Gay Rights
Uganda may be on the verge of taking a huge step backward, but whose advice will the country’s leader most likely listen to?
A Community Center’s Sudden “6 Month” Closure Leaves Allies Wondering
When longstanding community groups close in a poor community, do they make a sound?
Arts Center Thinks Creatively about Sustainability as Deadline Looms
With a looming rent bill due, a three-year old arts center in Tallahassee tries to buy some time with a big community based event.
Boards and Their Public Displays of Disaffection
I am thrilled today to call your attention to a timely article by Vernetta Walker of BoardSource. Here, she takes up the responsibility of boards in guarding and promoting the reputations of their organizations as one of the organization’s most critical assets.
Nonprofit Launches Social Media Campaign to Empower LGBT Community
Students Moving America has launched #ComingOutMatters, a social media campaign aimed at celebrating coming out in the LGBT community.
Challenges Face New Chair of National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Chu gets advice from her predecessors and from a respected critic who believes that President Obama has given the arts short shrift.
Wikimedia Supports Volunteer Editor Under Fire in Greece
The Wikimedia Foundation has taken a stance of strong support for one of Wikipedia’s editors, Dimitris “Diu” Liourdis, who has been sued for libel by Greek politician Theodore Katsanevas for the act of editing a Wikipedia page.
Is Philanthropy Colonialism by Another Name?
Are philanthropists really the same as old-fashioned colonialists? Yes, according to the Chief Council president in Zimbabwe.