Don’t bet on all Democrats holding the line on social safety net funding. Like Missouri governor Jay Nixon’s proposals for food stamp eligibility show, some Dems are hardly averse to rolling back elements of social safety net coverage.
If you work with volunteers—or if are one yourself—you may not be surprised by a report from UnitedHealth Group indicating that people who spend some time giving back to their communities tend to be healthier than those who don’t. This national survey also highlights benefits—in terms of physical and mental health as well as work-related skills—that make volunteers better employees.
The word of the U.S. Supreme Court “puts the final nail in the coffin” of the attempts by the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Homes to stop the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey from selling their handcrafted caskets.
Public understanding of nonprofits might be helped if nonprofits and funders discussed the financial challenges nonprofits face. This story about the closing of a Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate in southeastern Connecticut is a case in point.
It’s hard to rely on government oversight of veterans’ charities if government programs for veterans aren’t doing their job.
NPQ figures this should act as a reminder to look at your compensation practices: the CEO of the University Co-op at the University of Texas made $90,000 more than the university’s president.
Let’s have a conversation: Are unpaid internships a moral issue for the nonprofit sector?
This opinion piece suggests that unpaid internships are bad not only for interns but for the sector as a whole. NPQ may not agree with all of the points being made, but we think that it invites discussion well worth having. Do you agree or disagree?
The next budget showdown is in January, the next debt ceiling will be in February, and an unrepentant Senator Ted Cruz is pledging government shutdown chaos if his demands aren’t met.
Nina Martin of ProPublica has written a thought-provoking article about the evolving mismatch between the politics of people and hospitals in western Washington State.
The downside of living in one of America’s most desirable cities is that only the rich can afford it.
The IRS’s refusal to approve this group’s tax-exempt status hinged on the fact that the organization did nothing but put on an annual celebration for an affiliated 501(c)6 and the judges they wanted to impress—which doesn’t quite count as charitable activity.
School administrators in Goldsboro, N.C., decided to teach sixth-grade students about their surroundings by dressing someone as a masked gunman invading their classrooms. We didn’t know that the National Rifle Association was into school administration.