In a dramatic pivot, and for the first time in over two years, President Obama is talking about jobs and backing up his words with another sweeping legislative proposal—the American Jobs Act. Will it be enough to get the country working again? What does it have in store for the nonprofit sector? And does it even have a chance to pass?
Rising rents are forcing artists and musicians out of the Brooklyn building they’ve called their collective home for years.
NPQ would love to hear what you think about the approach that Warren Buffett’s grandson Howard is taking to philanthropy.
Ten years after September 11, 2001, individuals touched by the tragedy are still reaching out across the country to help others.
In 2009, the Arizona state legislature cut $8.6 million from the state parks department budget. In communities where outdoor tourism drives local economies, the budget cuts prompted local governments and nonprofits to form new, creative collaborations to keep the parks open.
Illinois is only the latest battleground for Catholic Charities’ opposition to civil union laws. Illinois’ law implies that state-funded charities cannot discriminate against gay and lesbian couples as foster parents. Catholic Charities is suing, but if it loses the case, its foster parents will have to work with an alternative state-designated agency.
Few leaders of large human service agencies speak out about the inequities of institutional philanthropy for fear of jeopardizing their foundation support. David Jones of New York City’s Community Service Society has never been one to dodge the issues. In reflecting on the impact of 9/11 on the New York City economy, Jones has a pointed message for U.S. foundations.
Following in the footsteps of Jeb Bush, defeated Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is creating her own nonprofit think tank to focus on small business and entrepreneurship—and to keep her campaign staff engaged and together until, perhaps, the next gubernatorial campaign opportunity?
Last week, NPQ delved into the still-evolving rules governing social-media use by employees on the job, a new initiative in Boston to encourage nonprofits to hire the unemployed, and the stubbornly-persistent gender gap in nonprofit CEO pay. The Gates Foundation put money into a Texas college co-founded by presidential candidate Rick Perry, while a couple of top education program officers at Gates left their posts. And the tenth anniversary of 9/11 highlighted the best and the worst of America. All this and more in NPQ’s Week in Review.
Two feuding brothers, a luxury cruise ship, and a community foundation are at the center of a strange lawsuit recently decided in favor of the foundation.
Logic, rationality, charts, and projections ought to be enough to convince donors to give to your organization. But they’re not. Because that’s not why people give. People give because they have been moved emotionally. Simone Joyaux, ACFRE explains why this is so important.
Who do you think will be pressed into service to deliver the programs and services needed by Americans as local and state governments lay off hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees? You have three guesses…