Research reiterates that the focus nonprofits’ overhead costs as a proxy for worthiness is misguided.
New Study: Low Nonprofit Overhead Does Not = Greater Efficiency
What the BLS Report Says about the Economic Recovery
The May jobs report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a lower unemployment rate, but other factors indicating lots of problems in the economy that will land on the laps of nonprofits.
Melinda Gates on the Cultural Approach to Female Genital Cutting
Melinda Gates reflects on her encounters in Senegal, and on an activist’s profound struggle against female genital cutting.
Russian Meteorites Touch Down at Tucson Charity Event
To raise funds for the Planetary Science Institute, fragments of the Chelyabinsk meteor are being raffled at $25 a bid. And if that doesn’t do it for you, we hear the dinner menu’s pretty good…
“Dystopian” NC Gov’t Offers Businesses Tax Breaks, Cuts Rural Funding
Are Governor McCrory, Art Pope, and the Republican leaders of the North Carolina state legislature turning the Tar Heel State into a corporate playground?
NYC Co-op Buildings Hit by Sandy Ineligible for Federal Aid
The current interpretation of the Stafford Act by FEMA classifies co-op housing as “businesses,” leaving residents high and dry.
Sequestration Cuts Taking Their Toll from Education, Services
Students, the elderly, and the hungry will have to tighten their belts as further slices are taken due to the sequestration.
Crowdfunding Unconditional Cash Transfers to Individuals as International Aid
What would happen if money for aid were not filtered through NGOs, but given to poor people directly?
Time Running Out for States to Choose Medicaid Expansion
In the months before the Affordable Care Act goes live, state governments are exploring their options concerning greater provision of healthcare.
As Sectors Change, Scams Do, Too: KATU’s Investigation of SharingSpree.com
An investigation into Sharing Spree, a group-discount sales site with charitable ties that left many without funds.
Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards Winners: Glenn Beck? Really?
NPQ looks at those praised for their ability to shake things up as “disruptive innovators”—including one very surprising recipient. (Here’s a hint: it’s not the dancing fellow in the sunglasses.)
Yet Another Nonprofit Candidate for Mayor: Boston’s John Barros
Several candidates for Tom Menino’s seat in Boston City Hall have ties to the nonprofit world, with two having been fellows of the Barr Foundation and its highly praised networking initiative in particular.