A federal movement toward efficiency is at the heart of several changes to the fundraising effort around federal workers, including preventing cash donations. This has many charitable leaders concerned, especially in light of four years of declining donations through the Combined Federal Campaign.
How Will Pope Francis Respond to UN Report?
The UN’s Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued a report with recommendations concerning a number of ways in which the rights of children have been abrogated by the Catholic Church.
The Last Mile: Community Health Workers Bridge the Gap
Community health workers walk the extra mile to save lives and money in both developing and developed nations.
Anonymous Donor Spreads $33M around Lincoln, Nebraska
In small cities and towns, it is glaringly obvious that the quality of community life depends upon many types of community institutions that may be in need of a bit of extra cash. So this donor took $33 million and spread it around in a very sector-agnostic way.
TN Gov’s Plan: Two Free Years of College for Each High School Grad
In Tennessee, Governor Haslam’s strategy for building a competitive workforce and reducing inequity includes providing two free years of community college or technical school education for every high school graduate in the state.
The DIA’s Generosity to Executive Staff Raises Questions
In the midst of the multi-foundation deal to protect the Detroit Institute of Arts from being sold off to help pay for the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy, questions are being raised about its financial practices in terms of executive compensation.
Conflict of Interest Forces Defunding of Silicon Valley Nonprofit
It’s good for an agency to be close to local elected officials, but not too close.
Where Biden Should Look for Job Training Ideas (Nonprofits and Governors)
Vice President Joe Biden got a new job in President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address. He will be convening a task force to conduct a soup-to-nuts review of the nation’s best practices in job training programs. Couldn’t he just ask a few nonprofits—and maybe some state governors—about what works?
California’s Brown Must Choose: Help the Poor or Invest for Rainy Days
California has been perennially a state budget basket case, beset by huge deficits. No longer, but Governor Jerry Brown wants to exercise fiscal restraint with the state’s now hefty revenue surplus.
Few Winners in Obama’s Minimum Wage Executive Order
Because Congress is stuck in the mud, President Obama has chosen a strategy of taking action through executive orders. However, his first noteworthy executive order, raising the minimum wage for federal contract employees to $10.10 an hour, is going to benefit a relatively small number of workers.
New Logo for Minnesota Orchestra Speaks Volumes (Plus Cool Infographic Comparing Orchestra Disputes)
The Minnesota Orchestra has marked its reinvigoration with a striking new symbol.
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