Founder of eBay Pierre Omidyar is interviewed on building a business and engaging in philanthropy—and now experimenting with a new model of civil journalism—woven together into an impressive set of “body of work” principles.
Jobs and More Jobs . . . What’s Yours?
If you’re the executive director, what’s your job? What is your scope of responsibility? What are the limits of your authority?
Nonprofit Nursing Homes Provide Much Higher Quality Care than For-Profit Competitors
There’s no comparison in a comparison of the quality of care provided by nonprofit and for-profit nursing homes. The nonprofit nursing homes are way better. We’re not surprised.
Inauspicious Start to World AIDS Day: Global Fund Ceases Grantmaking through 2014
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has had to announce that it will not be making new grants until 2014 at the earliest—and perhaps not even then, unless donor countries gin up their contributions.
Controversial Activist Nonprofit Fighting Foreclosures Ventures into Nation’s Banking Hotbed—Charlotte, NC
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America generates controversy wherever it goes: partly because of its tough approaches toward getting banks to restructure mortgage payments for distressed homeowners; partly because of the sometimes-confrontational tactics of its founder and CEO, Bruce Marks; and sometimes because of reports of mixed results.
NewsOne Lauds 7 Black Philanthropists
What do Russell Simmons, Oprah Winfrey and Tom Joyner have in common? All are African American celebrities who gave generously to their favorite causes. Find out what they give to here.
Nonprofit Health Plans Outperform For-Profit Plans on Quality of Care
Nonprofit health plans dominate the latest list of the top private Medicaid and Medicare health plans in the nation. We’re not surprised—are you?
Nonprofits Admitting Failure: A Refreshing Change of Pace!
Admitting failure is seen as a risky business in the nonprofit sector, but this Canadian website aims to change that assumption for development professionals.
Five Companies’ Tech-Savvy Charity Campaigns This Holiday Season
How are corporations using social media to encourage giving in 2011? Here are five examples from Mashable.
OWS Leadership – Is it different in Rural Settings?
Here is an intriguing nugget of an article by Kathi Jaworski for your consideration and comment. It takes on the differences in leadership in OWS that are showing up in urban and rural settings.
Pharmaceuticals Make Some Charities Look Way Too Good
Forbes has been following the practice of some international organizations to hugely overvalue some of their in-kind pharmaceutical donations to the tune of tens—and even hundreds—of millions of dollars, apparently in an attempt to look more attractive to donors.
Failure of a Nonprofit-Owned Business Incubator Raises Questions: Where’s the Money and Why Did It Fail?
The Genesis Enterprise Center in Madison, Wisconsin, seems to be speeding toward total failure—and stiffing the city as well as other nonprofits for over a million dollars in loans it will not or cannot repay. Why has Genesis flopped in such a supportive environment, and what do successful nonprofit-developed business incubators do that makes them succeed?