The Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank, is facing widespread criticism for its less than competent handling of foreclosure-related loan modifications and its recent proposal to raise fees on debit card usage.  Its response?  That it is a good corporate citizen as evidenced by its charitable giving.  Some aren’t persuaded by the argument.

Sometimes a small place just highlights what community means—in this case, through a local United Way

When it comes to fighting for transparency and disclosure, Senator Charles Grassley is often right there, making the case. When he sends a “love letter” to an agency, like his letter to the Department of Health and Human Services protesting the decision to remove a public-use database of bad doctors, the recipients are usually less than happy. In this case, Grassley is standing beside nonprofits such as Public Citizen, fighting for public access to critical information in the struggle for health-system accountability.

A number of corporations are big-time spenders on lobbying. A new study shows that the payoff of lobbying for corporations is “comparable to the returns of the most blistering hedge fund.” Does it work the same way for nonprofit lobbying?

Using crowdsourcing techniques, the Awesome Foundation is generating micro-grants for awesome ideas—and it seems to be working.

Alaska is in the unique position of distributing a portion of the state’s oil wealth to its citizens through the Permanent Fund Dividend. Recipients can designate some or all of their dividends to charity through a program called Pick, Click, Give. It’s not big money to the nonprofits, but it counts as Alaskans’ commitment to the nonprofit sector.