The tale of the Center to Protect Patient Rights demonstrates the disaster that the Citizens United decision has unleashed on American democracy and the nonprofit sector, too.
Sen. Coburn’s “Wastebook” Eyes NFL’s Nonprofit Status
Among the list of examples of government spending that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) considers suspect is the tax exemption given to the National Football League and other sports associations.
Innovation: Open a New Browser Tab, Give to Charity
What if, when you clicked on “New Tab,” instead of calling up a blank landing page, you called up a page featuring advertisers and that ad revenue went to charity? Meet Tab for a Cause.
Washing Clean Pans: Inside the Campaign Charity Photo Op
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s photo op fiasco—which drew the objections of the president of the charity involved—reflects the stage-managed nature of the political campaign.
Major Art Heist a Whodunit and a Howmuchisitworth?
Seven works of art—including pieces by Picasso, Gauguin, Matisse, Freud, and Monet—were stolen from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal Museum in a pre-dawn heist yesterday.
Five Things Your Nonprofit Should Do Between Now and Election Day
With voter registration closed or closing soon in most states, many nonprofits think it’s too late to foster more widespread electoral participation, but there is still much that can be accomplished between now and November 6th.
Chicago Ideas Week: A Think Tank for the Masses
Chicago Ideas Week Executive Director Jessica Melkin says that the event, which just wrapped up its second year, is like “Davos for the Everyman…It’s inclusive.”
Free Speech Watch: Nonprofits Barred from Santa Monica Bus Ads
According to a local newspaper, in Santa Monica, Calif., city policy “permits commercial firms to advertise on [city] buses but not nonprofit organizations.” A lawsuit is pending.
Report Eyes Losses in Nonprofit/For-Profit Theater Collaborations
A new report by the Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College, “In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector,” examines commercial and nonprofit theater collaboration.
Is the College Board a NINO (Nonprofit in Name Only)?
Former teacher John T. Tierney takes on advanced placement (AP) courses and his concerns ultimately raise the question of whether the College Board (of SAT fame) is really a nonprofit.
Welcome to the New Facebook…Now Buy Something
The Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Blog points out several Facebook changes that you might want to take a look at—and share with your nonprofit’s social media staff.
Ford Grants for For-Profit Journalism: What Does It Mean?
While nonprofit journalism has traditionally looked to foundation support, the Ford Foundation has directed grants to the for-profit Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.