Senator Grassley and Senator Coburn seem to have read the Washington Post investigations of nonprofit diversions of assets. Neither is likely to let the item pass without first convening congressional investigations.
Targeted Editorial Stands Out for Separating a Nonprofit’s Poor Management from Its Value
As a follow-up to its own news coverage and a federal investigation related to charges of wrong-doing at the Seattle-based Genesis Project, the Seattle Times calls for the nonprofit’s executive director to step down, noting the organization “plays too important a role in the battle against sex trafficking to see its reputation harmed by poor leadership.”
Jailed Pussy Riot Member’s Location Unclear in Prison Transfer
The imprisoned Pussy Riot member who has been protesting the conditions at the Morovia Penal Colony was moved by train around October 21st and been “out of sight” ever since.
MBA Programs Increasingly Incorporate Social Goals
Students seeking to “do good” are turning to MBA programs, not just nonprofit management programs. MBA programs are adjusting their curriculums to reflect the changing demands of students.
New Sales Tax May Be Levied to Support Nonprofits in Pueblo, CO
In Pueblo, Colorado, the city opts to levy a tax specifically for the town’s core cultural nonprofits.
Irony: IRS Leaker Protected by Taxpayer Confidentiality Law
In a strange twist, the law designed to protect a taxpayer’s confidential information may prevent identification of the IRS employee who violated the law by leaking the taxpayer’s confidential information.
Escaping Philanthropy’s House of Mirrors: Foundations and Engagement
Schambra says that much of “community buy-in” is, for philanthropists, a mirage, or just another technical problem to be solved by community-relations experts skilled in the subtle sciences of manipulation and consensus-creation.
ACA Catch-22: Indian Health Clinics Left with Uncompensated Expenses
If healthcare reform had led to the creation of a single-payer system, Indian Health Service clinics would not have been left with only 45 percent of their costs covered.
Pope to UN: Hunger will Not Abate until Slavery to Profit is Addressed
Solving world hunger is impossible so long as we are tempted by “power, wealth, and self-interest,” according to Pope Francis.
Is NYC’s DeBlasio Really a Threat to Nonprofits? Or to the Status Quo?
Concerns are typical with a changing of the guard, but especially when it involves New York City’s mayor, arguably the most powerful government executive in America.
Faith-Based Soup Kitchen Turns Away Atheist Volunteers
An atheist group in South Carolina is steadfast—some might say bullheaded—in its attempts to help out at a soup kitchen operated by an explicitly devout group.
The Olympics and Russia’s Racial Hostilities
Russia’s problems with racism and xenophobia are increasing, nationalist politicians are playing off of hostilities against “illegal immigrants,” and the dynamic is bleeding into sports—just as the nation works up to the winter Olympics in Sochi next February.