The Government Accountability Project says that the mainstream press is too focused on Snowden’s personal attributes and behavior and not enough on what he revealed about the improprieties and even illegalities of the National Security Agency.
The typhoon that devastated the Philippines left little infrastructure to help deliver aid or even determine the extent of the damages. This leaves groups of Filipinos abroad looking to their personal networks to get even small amounts of help flowing.
To small business owners, “philanthropy” may feel like a big word. But even bite-sized acts of giving back can add up, and can add value to both communities and to the small businesses that are willing to make modest investments of time and/or treasure.
Voters in suburban Columbus county vote to extend local property tax surcharge in support of the Meals on Wheels program, despite a scandal at the local agency administering it.
Hedge Fund billionaire Steve Cohen is a major philanthropist, distributing millions to hospitals, universities, museums, his daughters’ private schools, and the Robin Hood Foundation. Should his firm’s guilty plea to insider trading and his paying a $1.2 billion penalty make his charitable giving unacceptable?
For all the attention, sit-ins, demonstrations, and advocacy, stand-your-ground laws are not being overturned in state legislatures, at least as of yet.
An expanded International Million Dollar Donors report offers an intriguing look at where big-money givers are choosing to focus their attentions, as well as insight into the charitable priorities of a variety of global regions.
New hybridizations and relationships between various types of enterprises are becoming increasingly common in all sectors. And guess what? No altering of legal status is required.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report for October 2013, released a little later than usual in November due to the shutdown, is a confusing mix, but looks to us like more bad news for the segments of the population that have already gotten lots of bad news on the jobs front.
Key manager “retires” amid efforts by the new mayor’s oversight board to uncover what is being spent on what.
Veterans Day has parades, ceremonies, and special incentives for veterans. For the returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan deployments, it should also involve nonprofits in advocating for critically needed programs to help veterans transition to housing and jobs back home.
This year’s Knight International Journalism Awards were presented to Umar Cheema and Roman Anin. The video of Anin at the ceremony reminds us why journalism and civil society share the same DNA.