In a creative twist on alternative currency, a Portland, Ore. nonprofit promotes a system in which homeless people can exchange donated tokens for a variety of goods and services.
On Pay, Some Nonprofit Health Insurers Are Tone Deaf and Wrong
It’s hard to maintain the “one big nonprofit tent” mentality when some people are going without access to healthcare while nonprofit health insurers are doling out huge salaries and paying board members.
FBI Says It’s Hot on Trail of Thieves from Largest Art Heist Ever
The FBI reportedly believes that it knows where stolen art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston initially went and who is responsible for history’s biggest heist.
Architect of Two Percent Deduction Cap Makes Charitable Exception
Conservative economist Martin Feldstein has again proposed a two percent cap on deductions, but this time, he proposes exempting charitable deductions from that limit.
Does Company’s Money for Chilean NGO Support Mission or Buy Silence?
In Chile, people are asking whether a mining company is donating to an NGO to help it achieve its mission or to encourage the NGO to keep quiet.
Charities, Governments across World Owe Veterans Better Service
From the U.S. to the U.K., it’s time for the practice of cheating veterans out of help—be it charitable help or governmental help—to end.
Spring Cleaning Time for Your Organization’s Fundraising Database
Since today is the first day of spring, what better time of year to clean out the dust bunnies that have accumulated in your donor database? Here’s how to do so in a strategic, effective way.
Woonsocket, R.I. Story a Stark View of American Hunger and Poverty
In a stunning piece of social commentary, the Washington Post’s Eli Saslow documents the importance of food stamp benefits to basic human survival in Woonsocket, R.I.
Nun Advocates for Greater Role for Women in Catholic Church
Sister Pat Farrell, past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the group that represents most American nuns, says the Catholic Church must expand roles for women.
U.K. Looks to Keep Olympic Flame of Volunteerism Lit
Sir Stuart Etherington, director of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations in the U.K., wants to “harness the volunteer spirit” of the London 2012 Olympics to help nonprofits this year.
Red Nose Day Tops £75 Million—Helped by Miss Piggy
Despite the fact that there isn’t a shortage of talented comedians in the U.S., there is currently no U.S. counterpart on the scale of the very successful U.K. Red Nose Day fundraiser.
N.C. Nonprofits Face Tax Law Uncertainty; Time to Speak Up?
In North Carolina, a range of legislative proposals is creating “a climate that’s creating heartburn for nonprofit leaders,” according to Christopher Gergen and Stephen Martin.