The Center for Public Integrity is one of the most respected entities in the world of nonprofit journalism, but a recent foray into a new business model has left the Center reeling.
Center for Public Integrity Retreats from Costly Experiment
Abandoned Texas Walmart Becomes Public Library
What was once a Walmart in McAllen, Texas is now the biggest single-story library in the U.S.
Political Campaign Finance Disclosure—by Accident
Shouldn’t political campaign finance reporting require disclosure that occurs by some manner other than catching corporations making reporting mistakes?
La Raza Conference Explores Social Media Strategies
A panel at the National Council of La Raza’s recent conference in Las Vegas discussed some social media strategies worth noting.
Partnership Boosts Arts Education in Boston Public Schools
The Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion Initiative is an innovative public-private partnership bringing more arts education into the classrooms of Boston Public Schools.
Latino Coalition Pushes for Acceptance of Gay Familia
A coalition of 21 Hispanic organizations endorse a national campaign for acceptance of LGBT family members.
What Killed Mesa, Ariz. CDC Housing Our Communities?
More details are emerging as to the causes behind the demise of the community development corporation Housing Our Communities, which served the Mesa, Ariz. area for 24 years.
Maryland School District Says No to Gay-Conversion Group’s Fliers
The Montgomery County Board of Education, in a show of support for the county’s LGBTQ students, kicked the gay-healing group, PFOX, to the curb.
Romney Advisor Uses Charity to Justify Tax Cut Extensions for Rich
Yesterday morning on Morning Joe Mike Barnicle asked Dan Senor, a senior advisor to presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, how Romney could justify extending tax cuts to the rich. Senor’s answer: the charitable deduction.
Diane Ravitch Takes Down Gates Foundation Role in U.S. Education
Diane Ravitch takes on the Gates Foundation’s education strategy and concludes, “I think their efforts to ‘reform’ education are woefully mistaken, ” then lays out a devastating critique.
City Cutbacks for Nonprofits Leave Poor in Lurch
Because many cutbacks are in small cities and affect small nonprofits, they don’t make national headlines, but they add up to major diminishments of the services available to millions of poor people.
Nonprofits Win Tax Lien Cases in Camden – One at a Time
The city of Camden, N.J. has placed 10,000 liens on properties – many nonprofits – for unpaid taxes or water and sewer bills. But many of the cases are being found in favor of the nonprofits