A report from the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly concludes with the warning, “At our current rate of expenditure, we will be out of money in THREE WEEKS.”
Is Occupy Wall Street NYC Going Broke?
Diocese Cuts Funding to Homeless Agency over ED’s Personal Opinions
The Sacramento Catholic Diocese has stripped funding from a long-supported homeless services agency due to its new executive director’s thoughts on abortion rights and gay marriage.
Do Nonprofits Care About Equity?
Pablo Eisenberg challenges nonprofits and organized philanthropy on their response, or lack thereof, to “a society increasingly divided over ideology, class and financial scarcity.”
Seedco Charged with Faking Job Placements
In the wake of Bill Harper’s whistleblowing, New York City’s Department of Investigation has reported that, of 6,500 job placements claimed by the nonprofit Seedco, 1,400 were fraudulent.
Arrests Reveal Dual Lives of Hackers
Authorities say they have arrested a member of the small but highly feared “hacktivist” group Lulz Security (LulzSec), and that the man worked at an Irish nonprofit information security firm.
Spending Down vs. Existing in Perpetuity: The Historic Foundation Debate Continues
In a Wall Street Journal editorial, Adam Meyerson of the Philanthropy Roundtable revives the debate as to whether foundations should spend away or dole out an annual dropper’s worth.
Pilot’s Group Plans Lift-off for Nonprofit-run Airport
At California’s Sutter County Airport, pilots and other interested parties are considering forming a nonprofit organization to manage the local general aviation airport.
Archived Trendcast: When your Financial Model goes Bust: How Idealist Took a Risk and Pulled Through
Facing some very hard times in 2008, Idealist decided to try something different, something risky, and came out on top. Join NPQ for a discussion with Idealist’s Executive Director Ami Dar about what the organization did when faced with a financial crisis.
Va. Pre-abortion Ultrasound Law Draws Swift Reaction from Nonprofit Groups
From Planned Parenthood to the Family Foundation, reaction was swift and strong in the wake of Virginia’s passage of a bill requiring ultrasounds prior to abortions.
IRS Getting Sleeves Dirty with 501(c)(4)s
In the wake of the IRS’ call for the Tea Party to provide documentation to justify its 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status, some cheer while others say that the agency has overreached.
Is Kony 2012 Leaving out African Activists?
The Kony 2012 campaign has greatly succeeded in getting its message out through social media, but is the nonprofit Invisible Children leaving out the very country it’s trying to protect?
Why Isn’t the NFL Taxed?
The NFL earned $9 billion in revenue last season and operates as a monopoly. It’s also a tax-exempt 501(c)(6), although it’s not entirely clear as to why that should be the case.
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