The stories of the “lost boys” of the Sudan are hard to absorb, but one of them, now a Ph.D. student in the U.S., is trying to help his newly independent but still desperately poor homeland.
A Privately Funded Dream Act, of Sorts
A group of technology-related funders is helping to mitigate problems faced by undocumented youth graduating from high school who are impacted by the failure of Congress to pass the Dream Act.
President Obama’s Faith-Based Council Drops Out of Sight
President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has been called “the mysterious, disappearing faith-based council.” What happened to it?
Indian Prime Minister’s NGO Comments Spark Controversy
The Indian government has placed some NGOs on a “watch list” in the wake of anti-nuclear protests, though the number and origin of the organizations is in dispute.
Group for Parents of Murdered Children Refuses Donation
Bam Marketing and Media, which offers tours of places serial Jeffrey Dahmer found his victims, finds that the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children doesn’t want its donation.
Penn. Considers Clamping Down on Politicians’ Nonprofits
A Pennsylvania state Senate panel has given preliminary approval to a resolution prohibiting the distribution of government funding to nonprofits affiliated with state senators and their family.
Why Super Tuesday?
As we sort through the post-Super Tuesday political analysis, a nonprofit reminds us that there may be a fairly simple way to increase voter participation: change the day on which we vote.
Playing without Referees at the Institute for International Sport: A Lesson in Why Accountability Matters
If you wanted a case study about why checks and balances are important in nonprofits, this story about a high profile international organization might do the trick.
Squeamish Nonprofit Boards: How to Move Them to the Big Policy Questions
Nonprofits working with people who are deeply affected by public policy often should have an advocacy agenda on core issues like state budget priorities, taxes, and other controversial items. But when your board is politically diverse—or when individual board members are worried about alienating their contacts—it can erect barriers to your board’s ability to take a stand. What to do?
A Nonprofit with Shareholders? The Koch Brothers’ “Hostile Takeover” of Cato Institute
The nation’s most well known libertarian think tank, the nonprofit Cato Institute, is subject to a “hostile takeover,” according to one of its shareholders. Wait—one of its shareholders?
Study: Charitable Giving Affected by Racial and Age Stereotypes
A disturbing study, “An Age Penalty in Racial Preferences,” finds a sharp divide between donors’ willingness to support hypothetical young and older African American students.
LGBT Super PAC Created to Support Obama
If you can’t beat the super PACs, launch one. That seems to be the theory of LGBT advocates who recently created the Pride PAC.