A controversy over the 351-year-old will of early Massachusetts settler William Payne may have implications on just how literally wills are to be executed hundreds of years down the road.
Larry Summers for the World Bank?
Former Harvard University President Larry Summers has expressed interest in being the next World Bank president, but some say his past sexist comments make him a bad pick for the post.
Lynchburg, Va. Cuts Most Nonprofits Out of CDBG Funding
The City of Lynchburg, Va. has decided that, starting this year, only nonprofits who apply with sponsorship from a city department will be eligible for community development block grants.
Cash Grab: States Seek to “Repurpose” Mortgage Settlement Funds
Unless advocacy organizations stop them, states will likely attempt to redirect mortgage settlement funds from mortgage counseling and legal aid to budget deficits and other unrelated areas.
Conscious Capitalism: How 50 Cent Gives Back
Rapper 50 Cent, who is number five on Forbes’ list of “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists,” discusses his philanthropic efforts and his work with socially responsible businesses.
Word Above the Street: A Public Art Project So Very NYC
Jay-Z and Thom Yorke are among those who will participate in a New York City public art project, sponsored by the nonprofit Word Above the Street, with city water tanks as the canvass.
Ga. Mulls Exempting Religious Nonprofits from Covering Contraception
Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon has proposed a law to exempt “religious employers” in the state from having to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Reignite Environmental Movement from the Grassroots Up, Report Urges
A new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy offers a strategic approach to rekindling the environmental movement by directing funders to grassroots groups.
Nonprofit to Work With the “Canaries” in the Shale Mine
The nonprofit Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project assists people “who believe their health has been, or could be, impacted by natural gas drilling activities” in the area.
Miss. on Path to Approve Big Charter School Expansion
The Mississippi state Senate has passed a charter school bill that appears likely to become law, essentially substituting a seven-member state charter school commission for local school boards.
6 Ways for Nonprofits to Resist Resource Dependency
The amount of resource dependency we have can affect so many other things in the organization – the ability to adjust a program quickly, the ability to invest in a capital need, the ability to set salaries at the right levels – you name it, the degree of flexibility we have is dependent on the degree of control held by a funder.
How Government Should Help Philanthropy: The Council on Foundations Perspective
Andrew Schulz, vice president for legal and government relations at the Council on Foundations, lays out what is—and isn’t—on the public policy agenda as the Council prepares for “Foundations on the Hill” day.