A new report from Jumpstart and Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy looks at what proportion of charity from individuals in the United States is given to organizations that are either themselves religious, or have religious ties.
Conflict over scarce resources arises in a city where payments in lieu of taxes have long been an issue.
How is it that some of New Jersey’s largest safety net hospitals reported significant declines in their charity care between 2011 and 2012?
When a local culture allows for crimes based on ethnicity or status, it is up to others to challenge that. Anonymous took on the Steubenville rape case, and now four adults have been charged with a cover-up.
The latest NASBO report on state spending patterns shows that the expiration of federal stimulus funding means problems in state funding for some social safety net programs.
Walmart has been subject to some very bad press in the build-up to the shopping season this year, with part of that coming from protesting employees and the National Labor Relations Board. Since most of their shoppers are people on budgets, and this season may be a difficult one for them, is this an indicator or a symbol?
First Book has put together an infographic to highlight the importance of rejuvenating students’ interests in STEM education.
Due to JPMorgan Chase’s record of intentional sales of “toxic” mortgage-backed securities, the biggest bank in the U.S. (by assets) got hit with the largest single-corporation fine in history. Want to know what’s in the $13 billion settlement deal for nonprofits? Get the do’s and don’ts here.
One way to be remembered in your philanthropy is to have a building named for you; another is to be the major donor behind a change in law. So it is with the late Peter Lewis and marijuana legalization.
Some nonprofits respond to employee fraud by seeking restitution quietly, in hopes that they will not lose face with donors and the public. Leaving perpetrators alone to go on and steal from other organizations is just plain irresponsible, and boards should understand it as an ethical issue.
American Atheists is challenging the IRS in federal court, saying that churches should be required to file Form 990s like secular charities. If they win, this would be a sea change for the hundreds of thousands of religious congregations currently exempt from the 990 requirement.
A former employee of the Association of American Medical Colleges allegedly stole more than $5M through embezzlement. What can nonprofits learn from this crisis of trust?