Quackers, the giant inflatable duck mascot for United Rehabilitation Services’ annual Rubber Duck Regatta, has been stolen from a Dayton, Ohio car wash as the big event nears.
Who Stole Quackers the 12-Foot, Sunglasses-Wearing Duck?
Will States Divest from Higher Education?
Education lawsuits such as Lobato vs. State of Colorado may have the unintentional effect of shrinking the pool of budget dollars available to institutions of higher education.
Collaboration Pools $105M to Address L.A. County Homelessness
More than 100 officials, donors and nonprofit partners recently gathered together to announce a $105 million plan for addressing chronic homelessness in Los Angeles.
Donor Wants His Collection Back from Slavery Museum
Will the U.S. National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, Va. ever be built? That remains unclear, so in the meantime, donor Therbia Parker, Sr. wants his artifacts back.
Study Presents Three Key Factors for Cause Marketing Success
According to a study published in the Journal of Marketing, three main factors affect the content and potential success of consumer-driven cause-related marketing campaigns.
Haverhill, Mass. Nonprofits on Verge of Quashing PILOTs
What did nonprofits in Haverhill, Mass. do to convince local officials not to push a plan that would have sought payments in lieu of taxes from local nonprofits?
“Big Society” Debate Spreads Beyond the U.K.
The debate over the “Big Society” strategy for nonprofits promulgated by Prime Minister David Cameron in the U.K. may be illuminating similar discussions in Australia and the U.S. as well.
Sean Penn’s Nonprofit to Demolish Haiti’s National Palace
J/P HRO, a nonprofit founded by actor Sean Penn in response to the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, will demolish the country’s withering National Palace.
Coming Soon to a Ballot Near You: The “Nonprofit Eight”
What makes these eight candidates flag-bearers for the nonprofit sector in the 2012 election? A new 501(c)(4) organization, CForward, would like you to vote for the “nonprofit eight.”
Exploding Seals and You
Think of NPQ as the guy on the coastline. It is important to get some sense of what you might be diving into before you take off, and then, of course, you have to make yourself responsible for letting the next guy know what you have experienced and heard.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Launches Under Ottenhoff
When disasters strike, funders want to make quick decisions. Who do they call? Now, they can turn to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, to be headed by Bob Ottenhoff, formerly of GuideStar.
Study: Female Baby Boomers More Generous than Males
A study released today from the IUPUI Women’s Philanthropy Institute finds that Baby Boomer and older women are more charitably generous than their male counterparts.