Nonprofit hospitals are once again judged a poor credit risk due to the instability of the environment.
Fitch Issues Negative Guidance for Nonprofit Hospital Debt—Again
Small Maine Town Leaders Cut Local Charities out of Their Proposed Budget
Nonprofits in some localities are finding that their local elected officials are hard sells, even when the groups provide needed basic services.
Problems Plague Hawaii Nonprofit in Charge of Obamacare Implementation
It’s not just healthcare.gov that’s having problems enrolling people for health insurance. Hawaii’s travails, exacerbated by a personal tragedy concerning a board member, are making progress on the state’s health insurance exchange difficult. This is causing questions among legislators, who think it may be better to take the body in house.
Invisible Homeless Youth Forced to Fend Largely for Themselves
The high number of homeless youth is shocking, and so is the gap between the needs of homeless youth and the availability of publicly subsidized services and housing.
Workplace Woes and Contracting Conundrums: Dr. Conflict Weighs in
Is it ever a good idea to outsource your fundraising and grant reporting? And what can you do about a narcissistic supervisor? Dr. Conflict advises.
How Much Profit Does a Nonprofit Need?
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Nonprofits need profit—but how much do they need in order to prevent the steady erosion of the quality of their output? The author presents a theory-based model for capital investment.
2013: The Year America Discovered the Working Poor
Joan Walsh of Salon makes the interesting observation that 2013’s revelation that millions of hardworking people are paid wages so low that they must depend upon benefits to survive may finally bring the living wage and wealth inequality conversation to a productive head. We can only hope.
Clean Water Crusader Picks a New Goliath To Fight With
With a win over now-partner Dole, Water and Sanitation Health looks to potential damage in Guatemala done by Chiquita.
The Rise of National Progressive Voices: De Blasio and Warren
Newly elected New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has joined Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as a national spokesperson for progressive politics.
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Especially if Your Gas and Electric Gets Shut Off
Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission is contemplating rule changes to reduce the number of poor and elderly who might qualify for winter protections against utility shutoffs.
Anti-Poverty Program’s Months-long Implosion in Atlantic City
Atlantic Human Resources, an anti-poverty program based in Atlantic City, New Jersey, appears to have imploded. Multiple investigations have resulted in the stripping of programs and staff from AHR, and its state funding has also sharply declined.
Asian-American Groups Name Housing Project after Filipino Labor Leader
Forgotten Filipino-American labor leader Larry Itliong becomes memorialized through a housing development project.