The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is increasing the pressure for federal agencies to both fund and develop the capacity to better review more rigorously tested programs.
Project Veritas Voter Fraud Sting Backfires
James O’Keefe’s nonprofit Project Veritas is known for its videotaped “sting” operations, but its attempt to document voter fraud in North Carolina backfired in a major way.
Federal Lawsuit Charges NYC Job Placement Outfit SEEDCO with Fraud
Federal charges that SEEDCO was engaged in fraud constitute a new chapter in this constantly metastasizing story of a once powerful and respected agency now in deep trouble.
How Do Americans View Foreign Aid? Depends on How One Asks, Kaiser Finds
Does the American public believe that foreign aid—often delivered through NGOs—is worth supporting? A Kaiser Family Foundation finds the way the issue is framed matters.
Tim McGraw to Give Homes to 25 Veterans
Country singer and actor Tim McGraw has declared that he will give each of 25 veterans a mortgage-free house this summer as he tours the country with Kenny Chesney.
Enabling Volunteers to Do the Right Stuff
Enabling encourages participation, shares responsibility and authority, enhances the self-worth of others, and energizes everyone in the organization. You should try it.
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One Nonprofit Lawyer’s Tips on Use of Advisory Boards
Phoenix-based nonprofit lawyer Ellis Carter has some brief but useful tips on when and how to use advisory boards that supplement the functions and skills of a nonprofit’s board of directors.
New Analysis: 2010 Census Significantly Undercounts Minorities, Youth
According to a new analysis, the 2010 Census undercounted minorities and youth. Nonprofits serving underrepresented areas must hope 2020’s count will be more accurate.
Interviews with Occupiers Underscore Movement’s Gains and Challenges
It hasn’t even been a full year of the Occupy Wall Street movement, but already observers and insiders are taking stock of the positives OWS achieved and the negatives OWS stumbled into.
Fraud Alleged at the Buffett Foundation and Elsewhere
A man who was a senior program officer at the Buffett Foundation has been charged with taking $46,000, while an employee of a trauma prevention nonprofit is sentenced after being charged with taking $300,000.
Consortium of Pittsburgh Nonprofits Offers Financial Aid to City
A consortium of nonprofit groups called the Pittsburgh Public Service Fund is proposing a new agreement in which the nonprofits would pay the City approximately $3 million this year.