Kids in New York City’s Flatbush neighborhood will be obtaining aid from a local nonprofit to help them navigate life successfully from birth to their first job after college.
Putin Meets Cookie Monster: Russian TV Channel to Be Funded by Donations
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced the creation of a new “fully independent public television channel” that will be funded, in part, by tax-exempt donations.
Auditor Says Mass. Nonprofit Misused Funds
The Massachusetts State Auditor says that the Executive of a program for disabled people made purchases that seemingly had little to do with its mission and frequently hired family members.
The CARS Model: Time for a Nonprofit Test Drive?
Real transparency depends to some extent upon a nonprofit’s ability to take its own measure. The CARS approach, in use in the CDFI world, may provide one model of brave self-assessment.
Gossip: Our Life’s Blood
Dr. Conflict’s latest column is here and it deals with office gossip. My point of view on gossip has been redirected twice…
Creating “Public Space” Through a Traveling Block Party in L.A.
The nonprofit CicLAvia is changing the way people move and think in Los Angeles and bringing the community back to the streets.
Kony 2012: Can Social Media Help Topple a Tyrant?
A video created by the nonprofit group Invisible Children seeks to make Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony an infamous household name, and so far, it seems to be working.
Child Welfare Nonprofit Wins Okla. Settlement
A case brought by Children’s Rights, a New York-based nonprofit, in Tulsa, Okla., against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) has ended in a settlement.
Nonprofit ALEC Seen as Force behind Voter ID Push
The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, a nonprofit policy group, is viewed as the largely unseen hand behind a nationwide voter identification movement.
Patty Rouse, Co-founder of Enterprise Foundation, Passes Away
Remember Patty Rouse for her commitment to affordable housing and as a philanthropist committed to fighting poverty.
Tax-Exempt Hotel Doesn’t Check Out
New York City’s Chatwal Hotel has been enjoying tax-exempt status for the past five years, effectively robbing the city of $2 million over that time.
Karan: Fashion’s “Mother Teresa?”
Departures, the high-end travel, fashion, and culture magazine, asks this headline question, “Is Donna Karan the Mother Teresa of Fashion?”