In response to raids on Oaksterdam University dispensaries in Oakland, Calif., legislators from five states ask the feds to stop infringing on state laws regarding medical marijuana.
Oakland Raids Highlight Clash of Cannabis Laws
A Crack in the Wall of Nonprofit Donor Secrecy in Campaigns
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s ruling that the FEC overstepped its bounds when it overruled McCain-Feingold may be a step toward election campaign transparency.
At Amazon, With Great Power Comes Little Local Philanthropy
Amazon has grown into an e-commerce powerhouse, earning $631 million in 2011, yet the company has been relatively quiet on the philanthropic front in its hometown area.
A Roadmap for Journalism Organizations Seeking Nonprofit Status
The Digital Media Law Project has released a new guide that aims to help those seeking to establish nonprofit journalism operations adhere to IRS guidelines for nonprofit status.
Mapping the Scary Social Innovation Process (Infographic)
This map of what we go through in a real social innovation process resonated in all its drama with us. Please feel free to share it!
A Call to End “Too Big to Fail” from an Unlikely Source
Banks that are “too big to fail” represent “a clear and present danger to the U.S. economy,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ annual report. Nonprofits should take notice.
W. Va. County Embarks on Promising Education Reform Model
A public-private alliance has joined together in an intensive five-year partnership to improve McDowell County, West Virginia’s struggling schools and to eradicate its high poverty rate.
New Anti-hunger Cause-marketing Effort Targets Moms
A new campaign, Outnumber Hunger, outdoes many other cause-marketing efforts by involving consumers and targeting a specific demographic: moms.
A Republican Version of the DREAM Act?
The Republican Party, facing what some consider near-certain defeat in November if they cannot woo more Latino voters, is considering support for something similar to the DREAM Act.
Super PAC Pact Working in Mass. Race
A “People’s Pledge” between Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren to discourage “independent” third party organization ads appears to be working.
Most U.S. NGOs in China Unlicensed
China’s Charity and Donation Center reports that while there are about 1,000 U.S. NGOs in China, only 23 have received the license necessary to operate legally in China.
Pew, Santorum and the “American Way of Life”
As this Huffington Post editorial suggests, Howard Pew would be proud of Rick Santorum and the ascendancy of rightist theocracy in today’s American politics.