Why is it that small tax-exempt employers get a shorter end of the stick in terms of assistance with health insurance coverage than for-profit employers?
City School Closures Put Black and Low-Income Students at Risk (Infographic)
The struggle of the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative is only one example of the way that urban communities are dealing with rising numbers of school closures due to low enrollment.
Think Fast! Ignite Lincoln’s Grant Rewards Creativity and Brevity
Could you make the case for your nonprofit in 140 characters or 140 seconds?
NY Attorney General to Implement New Rules on “Social Welfare” Organizations
Since the IRS isn’t able to separate 501(c)(4)s from their secretly partisan political goals, New York’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, has put the state’s Charities Bureau on the case and has enacted new regs on donor disclosure.
In U.K., Cooperatives Grew by 20% Since Start of Recession
In the face of an ugly economy, more people are taking their financial destinies into their own hands. We take a look at cooperative enterprises in Great Britain and in Texas.
Knight News Challenge on Open Gov Competition Awards 8 Grants
The contest from the Knight Foundation is meant to reward those who “present solutions that make public information more relevant and useful, helping journalists to do their jobs and empowering citizens to contribute to community progress.”
Mixing High Exec Salaries and Subsidized Prescription Drugs
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley has called out nonprofit hospitals that take advantage of a federal discount prescription drug program while paying their executives multiple millions of dollars.
As One Anti-Gay Group Ends its Crusade, Another Takes Up the Mantle
Exodus International, one of the best known groups dedicated to the task of “curing” same-sex attraction, has repudiated its former mission and shut its doors for good.
Amid Turmoil, Maine Legislature Fails to Ban Privatization of Charter Schools.
The fight over charter schools in Maine grows more acrimonious, as the House can’t manage to override Governor LePage’s repeated and regular vetoes.
Defeat of Farm Bill Shows New Need for Vigorous Nonprofit Advocacy
As it stands, the farm bill has two heads—it subsidizes agriculture while ensuring that lower-income families have access to nutritious food. This bifurcated nature makes it an easy target for legislators in both parties with axes to grind, leaving a lot of people vulnerable.
Michigan City Councilman Donates Half his Salary and Posts the Donations
Before winning his city council seat, Derek Dobies promised to give half his salary to the city or to local nonprofits. Not only has he lived up to his campaign promise, he’s made his giving publicly accessible.
Deinstitutionalized Property Now Houses Volunteers and First Responders
A town in Rockland County, New York, plans to put up $50K to renovate housing for firefighters and volunteer emergency services personnel.