N Street Village and Miriam’s House are merging. N Street’s funders told the organization to “do more with less,” and N Street’s approach was to find a partner in Miriam’s House.
A Window: Occupy Pittsburgh Weighs Options for Managing Money
Occupy Pittsburgh is trying to put its money where its mouth is—and is finding that the considerations are many.
Museum Merger Ends Cultural Tumult in Austin Texas
Two art museums in Austin, Texas, are going to merge. The merger will simply reunite two museums that 100 years ago were born as one.
Kim Kardashian’s Wedding Presents to go to Charity . . . Wow!
When has “charity” simply wandered too far over the line to a necessary PR move and has Kim Kardashian taken it there?
Alabama Leads Developed World—Strictest Anti-Immigrant Law in Existence
Welcome to Alabama! But not if you’re an unauthorized or undocumented immigrant, because Alabama’s state law is the world’s strictest and presents a challenge to those nonprofits that exist to provide service and support to people regardless of their immigrant status.
13 Crowdfunding Sites for Social Enterprise
Crowdfunding is an interesting concept as many people eschew funding intermediaries in favor of places where they can more easily get information and make choices as individuals – even choices to fund collectively. What’s the word of the day, kids? “Disintermediation!”
Can You Hear Me Now? Nonprofit Voices at the Supercommittee
The nation’s top federal budget experts-Erskine Bowles, Alice Rivlin, Pete Dominici, and Alan Simpson-testified yesterday before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, commonly called the “Supercommittee”, to express their concerns. Bowles indicated that the chances of supercommittee failure, the inability of its Democratic and Republican members to reach a compromise, were increasing. That would lead to potentially catastrophic across-the-board discretionary spending cuts. But what if the Supercommittee doesn’t implode, but actually produces a consensus deficit reduction plan. Whose interests will be protected and whose left on the sideline? Whose voices will be heard? Who is spending money to get their concerns to the generally secretive Supercommittee? Will nonprofits be heard, and what will nonprofits tell the Supercommittee?
Unwittingly, Nabors Industries CEO Payout Makes OWS Case—and We Add the Philanthropic Info
A $100 million cash severance for the departing CEO of Nabors Industries—although he isn’t really leaving entirely—has become the latest poster child for the excesses of wealth and indulgence of the 1%. The $100 million severance payment dwarfs the corporation’s and the CEO’s philanthropy. Isn’t this an example of the kind of behavior that the Occupy movement protesters have been railing about?
Surprisingly Effective Advocacy: Occupy Wall Street Alters the Political Dialogue in New York State
Governor Andrew Cuomo campaigned in favor of letting the state’s budget-balancing “millionaires’ tax” expire at the end of this year, but the advent of Occupy Wall Street has prompted some people—including the New York State Assembly Speaker—to advocate for its continuation in some form. This isn’t due to a specific OWS policy demand, but due to the change in the political culture for public policy debate that the Occupy movement has sparked.
Cape Town Rape Crisis Center Faces Financial Crisis of its Own
A badly needed South African rape crisis center descends into a financial crisis as European donors fall away.
Innovation as Occupy Wall Street Develops Bicycle Powered Generator
Necessity is the mother of innovation at Occupy Wall Street as its sustainability working group finds a way around confiscation of their generators.
Who Says OWS Isn’t Making Change? Not Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes that Occupy Wall Street has already had a profound impact on our political discourse – allowing us to become “class warriors”.