Public libraries still have overwhelming support from the public. Among people with fewer resources, they matter for a larger set of reasons.
Public Approval of Libraries as They Are Is Still Enviable
Hudson Institute Publishes 2013 Index of Global Philanthropy
Which nation gives the most public and private development assistance to developing countries? Which nation gives the most official development aid from government sources? Which nations meet or exceed the UN-suggested level of 0.7 percent of GNI in official development aid? Read the answers here.
Innovation in the Face of Growing Need: A “Solidarity Machine?”
A solidarity machine in Madrid allows passersby to purchase food for someone who has none. In the face of a poverty rate twice what it was six years ago, perhaps we need a solidarity machine of a different kind?
An Outrageous Project Seizes a Carefree Moment for Those with Cancer
This outrageously human project by the Mimi Foundation was designed to bring a carefree moment to people diagnosed with cancer. The video is a work of love that is not to be missed.
Swarthmore “Open Hillel” Embraces Israeli/Palestinian Dialogue
Does it hurt Jewish students to hear Palestinians talk about their time under Israeli occupation, or to hear Israeli soldiers talk about their experiences as occupiers, or to hear legislators suggest changes for Israeli policies? Hillel International seems to be troubled by some speakers, but not Swarthmore Hillel.
Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: Why a Living Wage Is Your Business
A down and dirty business case for paying a living, not a minimum, wage, and a nudge to the sector to take the issue on.
Roadmap to ALEC’s Model Bills in State Legislatures
A research fellow at the Brookings Institution has sorted through state legislation across the nation to figure out which ones are based on the model bills generated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
What will Toms Shoes’ Leader Bring to Lululemon?
One potential benefit of running a successful social enterprise is a personal brand with a higher social consciousness. Did that weigh on the scales of Lululemon’s new choice for CEO?
Nonprofits Bring Arts (and Food for the Soul) to California Schools
Here’s a great example of local nonprofit arts organizations stepping up when public schools lack the resources they need to expose their students to the arts.
Rabbis: Taking Criminals’ Money Flatters Them and Cheapens the Beneficiary, But…
Take money from criminals? “Absolutely not!” advise these rabbis—unless the money would otherwise go to illegal activity. Or the crooks would end up harassing the rabbi. Or the money seems to come from a “legitimate business.” Or…you get the idea.
Russia Pre-Olympics Tightens Controls on Media, May Pardon Greenpeace and Pussy Riot Activists
Russia prepares for the Olympics by considering pardons for the many activists they have recently jailed and by imposing tighter controls on the media.
Columnist in Wonderland: Forbes Writer Drops Nonprofits down the Rabbit Hole
When Lewis Carroll wrote, “Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/Did gyre and gimble in the wabe,” he might have been describing the analysis by which this Forbes writer came to recommend the dissolution of the nonprofit sector.