Internet cartoonist The Oatmeal has reportedly raised $1.4 million online in a campaign to fund the establishment of a museum dedicated to scientist/inventor Nikola Tesla.
The Oatmeal Raises $1.4 Million for Nikola Tesla Memorial
Pundits Largely Ignoring Legacy of Occupy Movement
Occupy’s legacy may be more powerful than the sum of its continued activities but it all counts.
Charity Ad Campaign Torches #FirstWorldProblems
The nonprofit Water Is Life has launched a new online advocacy campaign that riffs on the popular Twitter hashtag #FirstWorldProblems to draw attention to developing world problems.
Big Bird Has “No Comment” after Romney Snub
“Sesame Street” resident Big Bird is in high demand after GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney talked about cutting PBS funding, but the beloved bird isn’t getting into politics.
A Signal to Revisit Nonprofit Whistleblower Protections
The Dodd-Frank financial reform law has added whistleblower protections that should remind the nonprofit sector to rethink and strengthen its whistleblower stance.
Mining Company Hires Opposition to Monitor It; Will This Work?
How does a corporation monitor itself against the possibility of its own corporate misbehavior? Rio Tinto, a Brazilian mining company, is taking the unusual step of hiring its opposition.
Milwaukee Arts Funding: A Debate Between Davids and Goliaths?
Two studies in Milwaukee are looking at public support for the arts from very different angles.
Women on Waves: “Abortion Ship” Turned away in Morocco
Dutch NGO Women on Waves sailed a small yacht around a Moroccan harbor, advertising information on abortions and the capacity to do abortions on board, before authorities shut it down.
A New L3C Creates a Fund for Detroit Social Entrepreneurs
L3Cs might be perplexed about their inability to make it through foundation portals for program related investments, but nothing’s stopping them on mission related investments.
Four Chicago-Area YMCAs Closing Down
Four YMCAs in the Chicago area are closing down, with reasons for the closings varying from one location to another.
Watching the Charity Watchdogs: Vignettes from the NASCO Annual Meeting
This week’s meeting of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) revealed several issues that should be debated thoroughly in the nonprofit sector. Here’s what we heard.
Eye-Rolling, Chair-Shifting, Last-Nerve Boards—and What to Do about Them
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Dear Dr. Conflict: My board has divided itself into factions, and there seems to be a war being waged in and outside of the boardroom. The thing is, I do not even really know what the issue is except that a few people seem to have gotten on each others’ last nerves…