NSA leaker Edward Snowden has gotten help from WikiLeaks in his quest for asylum. Does getting help from the nonprofit headed by the controversial Julian Assange help or hurt Snowden’s search for asylum and, more broadly, his search for public support?
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My previous column set the context for these additional strategies. Now that your board is invested in the prospect of fundraising, here are ten strategies to get them past anxiety and awkwardness and on to the business of reaching out to prospects and donors.
Felix Salmon claims that by replacing the exemption with direct government cash subsidies, both municipalities and academia would benefit. But it’s the private nature of such educational institutions that leads to their success.
Banks are beginning to view crowdfunding’s rise as a potential threat to their core business.
In the face of so-called “medical repatriation” or the hospital practice of deporting patients in crisis, a new study emphasizes how important it is for health providers serving migrant workers to be linked with trusted institutions.
Stories from Texas and Pennsylvania demonstrate the ongoing tensions between local nonprofits and cash-strapped municipalities.
The former president of the National Arts Club, O. Aldon James, has settled the suit brought against him by the New York State attorney general. It brings to an end more than two years of investigation into the bizarre, scandalous final five years of his 25-year tenure.
Last month, House Republicans were surprised when the Farm Bill went down to defeat at the hands of Democrats who thought food stamp cuts were too severe and Republicans who thought deeper cuts and restrictions were needed. Now Republicans are thinking of splitting off the food stamp provisions from the Farm Bill’s agricultural subsidies into separate legislation, but advocates don’t necessarily see this as a positive.
There are always unusual ideas in Congress for allocating tax revenues. Many people support investments in science, including support for the space exploration activities of NASA. But a proposal by two members of Congress to create a national park on the moon—and encourage private fundraising for the park’s operations—would be a big leap for mankind.
The new regulations concerning the Combined Federal Campaign proposed by the Office of Personnel Management seem less geared toward solving problems and more toward passing the buck. At risk is the survival of the world’s largest workplace giving program.
NPQ has done quite a bit of writing about founders over the years—partly because people seem so focused on them and, maybe, partly because they really abound in this sector.