In a post on MediaShift, Josh Sterns and Candace Clement suggest that it is time for various kinds of noncommercial media to come together around a common purpose.
Noncommercial Media on the Rise; Where’s Its Combined Strength?
No Spot in Halloween Parade for LGBTQ Youth
Justin’s Gift, a nonprofit serving LGBTQ youth in Anoka, Minn., has been denied a spot in a local Halloween parade. In response, an online petition seeks inclusion for the group.
Report: PILOTs No Budget Boon for Strapped Local Governments
A Lincoln Institute of Land Policy study finds that payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) “simply do not generate enough revenue” to ever be “a panacea for cash-strapped governments.”
Lawless Administrator of Law School Sentenced for Fraud
Did a staff person steal from your nonprofit? Transparency about the incident is the right way to go no matter how ugly the details.
Environmentalist Foundation Supporting Coal Backers
Why did a foundation dedicated to ameliorating climate change wind up funding a group known for its muscular support of coal production?
The LIVESTRONG Silent Type
No one that we’re aware of is suggesting Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping reflects in any way upon the work of his foundation, but will that matter to a scandal-hungry media?
Working for Social Justice with Social Change Philanthropy
I believe that if we gave more money to social change philanthropy, we could produce social justice—and we wouldn’t need so much charity to redress social ills.
Nonprofit Sector “Short on Innovation?” Bull!
A new Wall Street Journal article begins with the contention that nonprofits are “strong on good will but short on innovation.” What nonsense! And we are tired of it.
Restraint of Trade or Access? Ala.’s Nonprofit/For-Profit Wars
From Alabama, the battleground for nonprofit versus for-profit dental clinics, we now see the same kind of fight brewing between nonprofit and for-profit spaying and neutering services.
In NFL, a Political Rift between Owners and Players
NFL owners tend to direct their financial support to Republican candidates while NFL players lean Democratic. As for the league itself, it just wants to support the winning team in Congress.
One Member of Feminist Band Pussy Riot Freed
One of three members of a feminist punk rock band jailed for protesting the Russian Orthodox Church’s influence in the last Russian election was released yesterday.
Nonprofit Teams up with White House to End Slavery—Again
At the Clinton Global Initiative, President Barack Obama discussed how the White House will be working with the nonprofit Not For Sale to increase efforts to combat human trafficking.