Writing on a Gates foundation blog, Jennifer James shares how she built an activist group of “mom bloggers” through the use of social media.
8 Tips on the Effective Use of Social Media for Social Good
Teach for America: Down in Minnesota, but up in Wisconsin
Teach for America has encountered a bumpy road toward funding in Minnesota, but there seems to be smoother sailing for the education reform entity in other states, especially Wisconsin.
Is a BA in Fundraising Overspecialized?
Does it make sense to offer a Bachelor’s degree in fundraising in and of itself? Does that isolate the discipline too much from other realms of nonprofit management?
The Challenge of Maintaining Andrew Carnegie’s Library Legacy
When steel magnate Andrew Carnegie went on a 33-year campaign to build nearly 3000 libraries, the facilities were built for turn-of-the-century uses and users. A century later, how can public library systems pay for the costs of converting early 20th-century architectural gems into 21st-century facilities?
Baucus and Camp Take Their Tax Reform Show on the Road
Senator Baucus and Representative Camp are plumping for a bipartisan comprehensive tax reform package. To do this, they plan to get out of the Beltway bubble and listen to ordinary Americans explaining what they want and don’t want in the tax code. Will nonprofits show up? What will they say?
Independent Sector’s CEO Weighs In on IRS Scandal
Nonprofit opinion leaders are beginning to talk about the future of nonprofit regulation after the IRS scandals. For informed debate and good decisions, they need to pay attention to the facts.
Putin, the Prosecutor, and the “Foreign Agent” Law
Is Russian president Vladimir Putin playing “good-cop, bad cop” with their general prosecutor over the matter of registering political NGOs who receive foreign funding?
IRS Exposes Confidential Taxpayer Info Again
The Social Security Numbers of tens of thousands of donors to politically active 527 organizations were left unredacted in the IRS’s data files. It’s hard to think of a worse time for the IRS to make a mistake like that.
How 9 Leading Nonprofits Evaluate Policy Advocacy
Measuring the efficacy of advocacy is a critical step toward garnering financial support for it.
Australia’s Small Grants to Rural Nonprofits: A Model for U.S.?
Australian funders and donors unite with the Commonwealth Government to create a small grants funding pool for rural organizations. Is this a model worth replicating in the U.S.?
Newseum, Like Many Museums, Unable to Move Beyond the Economic Crisis
The Newseum, one of Washington, D.C.’s more recent museums, finds itself cutting staff and spinning off programs in order to stay afloat as their endowment shrinks. The unfortunate results of these financial moves are similar to those common to museums across the country.
Refugee Aid Group Suggests Palestinians Living in Economic Limbo
Imagine what it’s like to be a Palestinian in Gaza or the West Bank. Poverty, unemployment, hunger, and uncertainty are the norm, exacerbated by the actions of other countries that receive scant coverage in the U.S. press due to crises and turmoil in Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere.