Would your nonprofit stake its revenue on its ability to reduce specified state government expenses related to its target issues? That’s the deal being offered in Massachusetts.
Facebook Friends and Charity: Study Suggests Less Is More
A study suggests that having a larger number of Facebook friends may work against one’s effectiveness in getting those friends to donate to one’s chosen charities.
Fed Chief Suggests GDP Inadequate for Taking Nation’s Pulse
Scholars have long suggested that there is a better way to measure how a nation is faring than its Gross Domestic Product. Now Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is joining the chorus.
“Tea Party Style” Democrat Tied to Hate Group
Mark Clayton, a “tea party style conservative activist” who won the Tennessee Democratic Party’s nomination to run for U.S. Senate, is affiliated with a nonprofit considered a hate group.
Eminent Domain for Mortgages: More Questions on a New Player
The Berkeley City Council and the Oakland City Council are exploring the idea of using eminent domain to save homes at risk of foreclosure as questions emerge about one of the players.
A Different Take on the Charity Rock Concert
Neil Young, the Black Keys, Foo Fighters, K’naan and others will perform in New York City’s Central Park. Want tickets? No need to pay, but you’ll need to take action.
From Better Mousetraps to Free Kittens: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Innovation
Why isn’t there more tech innovation in the nonprofit sector? Because too many nonprofits—both big and small—are doing it wrong.
Where Nonprofits Perform Best Depends on the Measure
Charity Navigator’s recent rankings of nonprofit performance in the nation’s 30 largest metropolitan areas depend, to a large degree, on one’s definition of “high performance.”
Tales of the Ethically Challenged: The Quiet Embezzler
Thomas Nelson signed an agreement to plead guilty to embezzling money from a Maine nonprofit in March—which was news to the New Hampshire nonprofit where he now works.
Illinois to Join Ranks of States Recognizing B Corporations
Illinois will join a handful of states that allow for the incorporation of B corporations, which are tasked with generating a public benefit in addition to making profits.
Researchers: Komen Oversells Mammogram Value, Undersells Risk
Researchers say Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s October 2011 mammography campaign didn’t adequately address the risks of mammograms in breast cancer screening.
White House Hits Three Million Twitter Followers
The Obama White House has become the republic’s most social media-attentive administration in history, and recently reached the milestone of three million followers on Twitter.