Jazz musician Dave Brubeck, who died yesterday, found beauty in the chaos of improvisation but also understood that there are some things—like principles—about which we must be consistent.

Governments from around the world meet in Dubai to discuss Internet regulations, but several nonprofit groups have expressed alarm that the meetings are closed to the public.

Talking in tongues is irritating to constituents on any number of levels, but this problem isn’t unique to our sector, as a recent obtuse memo from Citibank demonstrates.

Dick Armey is leaving the Tea Party-affiliated FreedomWorks after a dispute on nonprofit governance and ethics—though it’s hard to imagine recent elections didn’t play a role.

More than 5,400 former players, spouses, and players’ widows are suing the National Football League for its alleged failure to provide proper care and protection for players.

In a case study of import to all concerned with the ability of nonprofits to influence government, the narrow defeat of Nate Shinagawa in New York’s 23rd House District offers several lessons.

Life is full of little surprises that require us to step up, and nonprofits are great at just hunkering down and addressing such surprises.

Demohour.com, a popular crowdfunding website in China, raises funds for a pretty odd and creative assortment of projects.

Google’s new Global Impact Awards honor and provide sizable grants to nonprofits that are making innovative use of technology in tackling difficult problems.

Like many in philanthropy of late, former President Bill Clinton views networks as key to cooperation and collaboration—even when the cooperating partners might disagree on many issues.

Five states will experiment with a longer school day, but whether more in-class time leads to better educational outcomes remains a question that is in some dispute.

Wouldn’t you like to see as much anguish and commitment on the part of government when nonprofit service providers are doing down the tubes as when a casino is set to collapse?