You probably already know that Kony 2012 was the most popular nonprofit video on YouTube last year, but what other videos drew lots of eyeballs to nonprofit missions?
Club for Growth Plans to Ding Those Who Voted for Sandy Relief
One might think that voting to approve relief funding for those struck by Superstorm Sandy would earn a legislator across-the-board nods of approval. Not so, says the Club for Growth.
Criminal Justice? Absolutely!
The case of Alabama death row inmate Ronald B. Smith shines a spotlight on ongoing geographic variables leading to troubling inequites in the U.S. criminal justice landscape.
Mobilizing the African Diaspora to the Benefit of Home Nations
In a Brookings Institution report, Anne W. Kamau and Mwangi S. Kimenyi argue that the role of the African diaspora should amount to more than just sending money back to home countries.
In Bonobos, the Origins of Anonymous Charity?
In soliciting and accepting donations, charities are naturally reliant on the human impulse to do good and to share, and now, scientists have some new insights as to the roots of that impulse.
Karen Handel Still Gunning for Planned Parenthood
Karen Handel, the former senior vice president for public policy at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, accuses Planned Parenthood of campaigning for President Barack Obama.
In a Pique, Ari Fleischer Threatens Reduction in His Own Giving
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer says that new limits on deductions in the wake of the fiscal cliff deal will deter him from giving as much to charity.
Rape in America: Steubenville, Anonymous and the U.S. House
In Steubensville, Ohio, a rape case garners national attention thanks to a hacker group claiming affiliation with Anonymous, but will the U.S. House revive the Violence Against Women Act?
$10 Billion Expected in Bank Mortgage Settlement and $10 Billion from BOFA to Fannie Mae
Federal regulators and 14 banks are reportedly close to finalizing a $10 billion settlement that would be used to resolve claims of foreclosure abuse across the country.
Charity Hit by Fiscal Cliff? You’ll Need a Microscope to See It
The Manhattan Institute’s Howard Husock says charity took “a hit” in the fiscal cliff deal, but a closer look reveals that it will likely amount to a miniscule hit—absolutely microscopic.
The 10 Most Toxic Power Plants
The Environmental Integrity Project has released its annual list of the “toxic ten” power plants—and a Georgia plant that has dramatically reduced its emissions shows that progress is possible.
Egyptian NGO Stands In Opposition to Free Speech – Why?
In Egypt, the National Centre For Defence of Freedoms is challenging the freedom of expression of cartoonist Doaa El-Adl and newspaper owner Naguib Sawiris.