Look behind the news of charitable giving to see if there are political agendas at work. In this article, an inventory of the charitable generosity of natural gas developers and producers in Pennsylvania seems calculated by a lobbyist to win political support from government regulators and legislators.
Hospice Care and Roto-Rooter—What Happens When For-Profits Run Hospice Care?
Likely, this will come as no surprise to most of us, but when for-profit corporations get into human services, they try to MAXIMIZE PROFIT. Thus, should we be surprised that as for-profits get into hospice care, it suddenly begins to cost Medicaid more?
The Hip-Hop Summit Adds a New Piece to the Movement: Occupy the Dream
Former NAACP executive director, former Million Man March national director Dr. Ben Chavis is among the leaders of a new effort to connect the Occupy Wall Street movement to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Will Occupy the Dream make inroads for the OWS movement into the African-American community that has not been much in evidence in Occupy encampments and protests?
Rural Health Facilities Make Doctors an Offer They Can’t Refuse
It is famously hard to recruit medical staff to rural areas, but this story suggests that if you want to attract doctors with a certain set of moral values to these less desirable locations, you should offer them benefits that speak directly to those values.
Egypt’s “Mean Queen” Suzanne Mubarak Used Charities for Personal Aggrandizement
Suzanne Mubarak created or supported many Egyptian nonprofits during her husband’s three decades of dictatorial rule, but she apparently did it for her own ego-boosting fame, not because she was all that concerned with the nonprofits’ programs. After her husband’s trial is over and he is permanently incarcerated (or worse), will Suzanne Mubarak continue to play a role in charity with the billions her husband and sons have socked away in overseas accounts?
Self-Cannibalism Matched with Innovation: A recipe for Sustainability?
A few lessons from big corporations about innovation and organizational renewal. . . .
Chicago Will Levy Fees on Cash-Strapped Nonprofits
As state and local governments cut costs, nonprofits are asked to do their “fair share” and pay more.
5 Things I’m Glad I Had When I Lost My Nonprofit Job (Voices from the Field)
Joe Waters, an expert in cause marketing, has been promoted out of his company to a yet to be named position—in other words, he is unemployed . . . but hardly idle. Here he shares some valuable information about his free agency, nonprofit style.
Bypassing Nonprofits an Effect of Scandal?
Is the public losing so much faith in nonprofits that it will just bypass them completely, giving their money more directly to neighbors? Maybe not but this woman raises some interesting points.
New Conservative Think Tank Is Formed, Modeled on Liberal Center for American Progress
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery . . . especially in Washington, DC. The Center for American Freedom is aping the mission and structure of the Center for American Progress, including how they both deal with the issue of undisclosed donors pursuant to their 501(c) federal nonprofit classification, with appropriate modifications for CAF’s right wing ideology, of course.
Residents Allege that Princeton University Bought a Zoning Approval with a PILOT
If a tax-exempt property owner wants to undertake a major real-estate development project, it has to apply for site plan and zoning approvals, and pay mandated fees, just like any other property owner. In New Jersey, Princeton University had to ante up about $1 million in payments in lieu of taxes, plus additional expenditures, and local residents aren’t happy with the result.
America’s Rags to Riches Narrative—Not so Much
This story from yesterday’s New York Times contains little that is new information but it is well timed because maybe now more people who read it have their “listening ears on” as Judge Judy would say.