Was the predicted mass leadership transition among nonprofits vastly overstated, or simply delayed? In Charlotte, North Carolina, there have been plenty of resignations of late.
Nonprofits and Big Data: Their Roles in Democracy
Accessing and mining government data is easier for researchers, thanks to the efforts of a California nonprofit.
Rhode Island Foundation Campaigns against State’s Low Self-Esteem
The Rhode Island Foundation has launched a new program to counter the Ocean State’s negative self-image, learn about good things happening in the state, and encourage Rhode Islanders to convey a positive message to the outside world.
Conservative Legal Watchdog Asks IRS to Investigate Enroll America’s Public Charity Status
A conservative-leaning watchdog organization is questioning the 501(c)(3) charitable status of Enroll America. Cause of Action charges that Enroll’s efforts to get people to sign up for health insurance makes it no more than a trade association for the health services industry. The argument is unpersuasive.
Alabama to Shutter State School Foundation as Money-Loser
Foundation fundraising arms of local public school systems are alive and well in many localities around the nation, notwithstanding the pending decision of the state of Alabama to shut down its state-created Foundation for Public Schools.
Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin: Symbols of the Evolution of Racism
Related but different, these two killings show that, while still alive and well, racism has changed in American society.
IRS Targeting May Have to Do with Size and Connections
The Sunlight Foundation’s survey found that IRS approval of social welfare organizations might be more about a group’s size and political connections than its political allegiance.
Making Meaning from Manning
Regardless what one thinks of Bradley Manning’s actions, the consequences have implications for nonprofits.
Can’t Afford a Big Mac: Fast Food Workers Walk Out for a Living Wage
Striking fast food workers have simple demands: a living wage and protection from retaliation should they unionize. The ubiquity of fast food in America means that their protests will be inescapable for those nonprofits that care about the working poor. Here are three relevant points.
Late on that State Report? Prepare to Pay the Piper!
The state treasurer of Louisiana is preparing to start debt collection proceedings against 36 area nonprofits that received tax monies but have not complied with reporting requirements.
Lessons from Fresno’s Flagship Museum for Detroit’s Institute of the Arts
Both museums have been flagship institutions for their respective cities, and both Detroit and the FMMA hired bankruptcy attorneys, but federal bankruptcy proceedings are much more contentious, expensive, and drawn out than dissolution proceedings under California’s insolvency law.
Playing Chicken with the Budget: Republicans Threaten Gov’t Shutdown—Again
Some Republicans in Congress appear interested in resuming the game of brinksmanship with the White House over the FY2014 federal budget. Others know that shutting down the government is a losing strategy. Will the deal that Democrats cut with Republicans to get a Continuing Resolution or a full budget enacted reverse the trajectory of the sequester’s cuts in domestic social safety net programs?