Across the country, organizations will be calling upon their followers to make a contribution, or volunteer their time or services as part of what’s being called “Giving Tuesday.”
How Do You Feel About “Giving Tuesday?”
Sloppy Financial Management? The Whole Sector Suffers
Do Massachusetts nonprofits need more regulation? Findings of financial mismanagement at Somerville, Mass. agency trigger calls for increased oversight.
“Your Own” Nonprofit: The Language of Founder’s Syndrome
A headline describing a seminar as offering information on “starting your own nonprofit” sends a message that is antithetical to the meaning of this sector.
Out of (Message) Control: Election 2012 Social Media Lessons
The 2012 election social media narrative seemed less directly controllable by campaign-driven “messaging.” What does this mean for those seeking to shape the public narrative in the civil sector?
Pittsburgh Again Serves as Nation’s PILOT Petri Dish
Government officials in Pittsburgh, Pa. and the broader Allegheny County believe that nonprofits’ payments are puny and well beneath what is in their capacity to deliver.
Newark Mayor Booker Commits to Food Stamp Diet
Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker to Twitter follower: “Lets you and I try to live on food stamps in New Jersey (high cost of living) and feed a family for a week or month. U game?”
Can Campaign Finance Reform Consensus Be Reached?
At least four proposals, all of which involve some aspect of public funding for political campaigns, are floating around Congress with advocacy groups behind them.
An Odd Anachronistic Speculation: Ben Franklin and Teach for America?
Award-winning biographer Walter Isaacson writes that, were he alive today, Benjamin Franklin might be a big proponent of the Teach for America model. We’re not so sure.
We’re Baaack! With a New and Focused Intent
I wanted to share an article of my own with you today.
The Case Against Foreign-Funded NGOs
Is U.S. support for some NGOs a matter of good intentions, but bad policy, morally attractive but with potentially unintended consequences?
Donor Blindness and the Eradication of Polio
It is unfortunately all too common that nonprofits with apparently laudable missions end up out of step with the communities they intend to benefit.
Rocco Landesman Stepping Down From Arts Post
Rocco Landesman, the sometimes-controversial Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, is resigning, leaving behind a distinctly economic orientation to his leadership post.