In a spontaneous show of support and affection admirers of a dissident Chinese artist who has been hit with an outsized tax bill have come forward with their contributions.

Andy Rooney died last week at 92, only a month after his last “60 Minutes” commentary. Almost three decades ago, he offered some thoughts on charity that, because it was Rooney, should make us pause and reflect—even if we don’t totally agree (which Rooney wouldn’t have minded).

There isn’t much that some corporations wouldn’t do to market their wares through nonprofits and public agencies. Examples of commercialism in schools are pretty disgusting for their crass corporate messages and, according to the National Education Policy Center, the negative impact they have on the educational process.

A new nonprofit assigned to implement half of a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) negotiated with Columbia University is a complete and utter mess—an embarrassment depositing egg on the faces of many people who should know better: Columbia University administrators, Manhattan and West Harlem public officials, and “expert” nonprofit consultants. The responsibility for this imbroglio ought to be shared by all involved—including the West Harlem Local Development Corporation board members—who seem to have run roughshod over such basics as nonprofit transparency, professionalism, and common sense.

Since Google+ was launched, in June 2011, the question left lingering was, “Can businesses get in on this?” On November 7 Google finally responded by introducing Google+ business pages to the social media platform worldwide.

The gap between the wealth of those over 65 and those under 35 is the widest it has ever been, according to a recent report from Pew—and the figures are starker than you might imagine!

What does the recession look like in areas where the economy is particularly troublesome? In Highland Park, Michigan, it may be hard to see since the streetlights have been removed after the city could not pay its long overdue light bill.

Nonprofit leaders, city officials, and members of Las Vegas’s faith-based community are trying to come up with new solutions to the city’s growing homeless problem

Right before Bank Transfer Day, Mike Fox, Sr., the 75-year-old beer magnate and philanthropist, announced that he will divest his personal and business accounts from Bank of America due to the bank’s egregious sluggishness in modifying home loans.

In what has to be one of the biggest consumer actions ever, 650,000 bank customers have transferred their accounts to nonprofit credit unions over the past four weeks leading up to Bank Transfer Day, which was held November 5th (Saturday). Bank Transfer Day was by all accounts a loosely coordinated grass roots effort.

When it comes to municipal fees, charges, and taxes applied to nonprofits, it matters little whether the mayor and city council are Democratic or Republican. In Chicago, Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to charge nonprofits for water and sewer service, but the generally equally Democratic 50-person City Council is trying to soften the blow.

The Obama Administration has a plan to limit the number of government officials trade associations can invite to their meetings and conferences, where much unofficial lobbying occurs.