Illinois continues to be a poster child for slow payments to nonprofits. Currently the state is $5 billion in arrears on a total of 166,000 individual invoices.
Americans Support Aims of Occupy Wall Street as Protests Spread Across Europe
Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Manila, Zurich, Lisbon, London, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Rome were just some of the many cities around the world that saw Occupy Wall Street protests on Saturday. Meanwhile Americans appear to support its aims. What do you think is the potential here?
Is Billionaire Philanthropy Good or Bad for Democracy?
With billionaire philanthropists on the rise how much do we really trust them? This week’s Editor’s Note received noteworthy recognition in Alliance Magazine’s philanthropy news. Tell us what you think about billionaire philanthropy and its impact on the citizens they intend to serve.
Flash Mob or Tipping Point? Give us Your Opinion about Occupy Wall Street
I’m interested – for those of you who are paying attention to Occupy Wall Street – in what you think is happening. Are we at a tipping point indicating the dawn of a new era, or is this just a flash mob like any other – without the potential sustainability to spark real structural change.
New Nonprofit Association Takes Shape in West Virginia
The state-level nonprofit infrastructure may be expanding a bit: a new state nonprofit association is in the works in West Virginia.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Calls for Partnership with Nonprofits: Credible or No?
During the 2008 election campaigns, there was a national effort to get politicians to utter variations of “I (heart) nonprofits.” And recently, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder showed up at a Council of Michigan Foundations conference to offer a verbal bouquet of hearts, flowers, rainbows, and unicorns. But can nonprofits turn a politician’s happy talk into concrete action?
Detroit Nonprofit Creates Interactive Map of Foreclosures to Prevent Community Decline
Foreclosures can devastate a neighborhood. Now, a Detroit nonprofit has come up with an innovative way for neighborhoods to monitor foreclosures and auctions in the hopes that this knowledge will help prevent blight and a loss of community control.
Lone Accusation Prompts City of Seattle to Launch Investigation of Bicycle Advocacy Groups
Two bicycle advocacy groups are under investigation in Seattle for an alleged misuse of city money during a campaign for funding for transportation alternatives. The allegations are just that, allegations, , from an anonymous source, but the city is investigating the groups anyhow. Is that all it takes to bring an official inquiry? An unsubstantiated, anonymous allegation? What’s up with this?
Teachers, Parents Protest Foundation-Sponsored Ed Summit Featuring… Rupert Murdoch?
It’s sort of amazing, given the U.K. phone-hacking scandal and other sundry controversies, that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch goes out in public at all anymore. But here he is, keynoting a foundation-sponsored education confab in San Francisco. Local teachers aren’t happy.
Arts Funding Not Keeping Pace with Demographic and Cultural Changes
A new report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy shows that the bulk of the country’s arts funding is going to large arts organizations and relatively little to smaller organizations benefiting underserved populations and communities of color. No big surprise in that finding, but will funders listen to NCRP’s call for new ways of supporting new populations and artistic trends?
The FCC and Nonprofits: Negotiating a Complicated Landscape
The FCC announces Connect to Compete: A public-private-philanthropic partnership to spur broadband adoption. Navigating the various conduits for digital literacy training will be no small feat.
How Vain Are You?
What is your donor centric quotient? Are you too vain to care?