School voucher legislation is increasingly showing up in front of state legislatures, but in Alaska, legislators are debating a constitutional amendment.
The School Voucher Battle Expands to Alaska
Will Detroit Foundations Save the Nation’s Largest Black Museum, Too?
Detroit’s Wright Museum houses the nation’s largest African-American historical collection. Will the Wright also be saved in the Detroit fiscal bailout, or will it be a museum “stepchild” overlooked in favor of rescuing the Detroit Institute of Arts?
WWJD? Nebraska Bill Would End Religious Property Tax Exemptions
An atheist state senator from Nebraska wants to end property tax exemptions for churches; he says Jesus would have agreed.
Super Bowl Cities Often Leave Tax Revenue on the Table
The NFL brokers yearly deals with host cities that include tax-free “advantages” for the league, leaving the real benefit for these cities uncertain.
Is a Volunteer an Insider or Outsider Candidate for CEO?
As senior positions turn over at large nonprofits, a number of competing logics are in play regarding appropriate replacements. Should the person be a business whiz? There’s a proven quality in an internal candidate, but is a board member ever a good choice?
Homeless Families Crowding Motels in Massachusetts
It seems like even the most homelessness-responsive states in the nation are struggling to address the expanding crisis of homelessness. In Massachusetts, thousands of homeless families with children are in hotels and motels for longer and longer periods of time.
Olympic Sponsors Challenged by Human Rights Activists
LGBT advocates and other human rights groups are urging Olympic sponsors to make statements for equality and against the anti-gay laws recently passed in Russia.
Four Ways Foundations Find Themselves in Trouble
Welcome to NPQ‘s “What a Tool Tuesdays!” This feature series is for NPQ‘s readers who value the super-rigorous and super-practical in management articles for nonprofits and philanthropy.
Grand Jury Recommends Board Terminate Nonprofit Exec
A grand jury recommends that a nonprofit dump its executive after years of delays in opening a museum. The board chair and exec say the delays are a result of the recession.
Obama, the Long-Term Unemployed, and Congressional Gridlock
President Obama convened representatives of major corporations to help the long-term unemployed. Will it amount to anything beyond good intentions?
Nonprofit News Outlet Loses Philanthropist’s Promised Support
In some ways, philanthropist Graeme Wood’s announcement that he will no longer be funding Australian nonprofit digital news outlet The Global Mail could not have come at a better time.
“Starvation Sieges” Are Assad Regime’s Preferred Tactic in Syria
If the Syrian peace talks can’t even figure out how to get food supplies to the besieged city of Homs, how will the negotiators ever reach a settlement to end the hostilities?