As President Barack Obama’s campaign apparatus converts to an ongoing 501(c)(4) advocacy organization, will it primarily serve to advance progressive causes or the Obama administration?
Who Does Organizing for Action Work For?
Psychiatric Patients in Emergency Rooms Wait and Wait…and Wait
Budget cuts for mental health services manifest themselves in emergency rooms where wait times have expanded significantly, particularly for patients seeking psychiatric help.
A Call to Action: Like a Drum Tapping on Our Rooftops
Today’s activists have a duty to explore the world’s nature and then to name and work for its possibilities. That will not always be easy, but it will be exciting beyond measure.
Nonprofits Say No to Skimpy Public Budget
The local government in Ashland, Ore. released a request for proposals to establish a one-stop social services center for homeless people, but no nonprofits submitted a response. Why?
As Obama Starts Term Two, ‘Citizens United’ Turns Three
As Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swore in President Barack Obama yesterday, we wonder if Roberts thought about the third birthday of the Citizens United decision that he authored.
In Brazil, Non-Cash Currency Aids Community Revitalization
What do palm trees, chestnuts, and kisses have in common? They’re all denominations of bank-issued alternative currencies that are a key community development tool in some of Brazil’s toughest neighborhoods.
Can LIVESTRONG Weather the Storm of Its Founder’s Disgrace?
Even though Lance Armstrong has left the board of LIVESTRONG, the organization is still associated with him in the public’s mind and it has already suffered from its founder’s disgrace.
On King’s Birthday, Gov. O’Malley Calls for Md. Death Penalty Repeal
Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) wants Maryland to become the latest state to abolish the death penalty. Is the anti-capital punishment movement gaining traction?
Memory Savers: Photo Restoration Nonprofit Takes on Sandy Relief
Among those responding to the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy is a Kansas-based nonprofit photo restoration organization that helps families salvage their most treasured images.
The License Plate Wars
In Washington, D.C., North Carolina and elsewhere, state-issued motor vehicle license plates have been a thorny issue for governments and nonprofits, and that’s unlikely to change soon.
Sequester: Defense Defended, But Who Stands up for Safety Net?
It’s a little disturbing to read about sequestration battles over the Department of Defense budget without any mention of the other half of the potential cuts, which would target domestic programs.
The For-Profit Loophole with Nonprofit Charter Schools
The Mississippi legislature is considering a bill mandating that charter schools be run only by nonprofits, but is this just smokescreen to allow for-profit contractors under the tent?