In Los Angeles, Occupy LA protester have unleashed their influence on a specific problem—and made a difference. Is more joint action on the horizon?
Nonprofit Develops Innovative Employment Trend Tool
Community College Week reports that Jobs for the Future has developed a new computer program that uses artificial intelligence technology to mine and aggregate online job market data to show local employment trends in real time. Now that’s innovation.
Happy Belated One Month Birthday to Occupy Wall Street – My! Aren’t You Getting Big?
Occupy Wall Street celebrated its one month birthday a few days ago and was also the backdrop for a wedding of a few of its supporters who wanted to acknowledge its importance to them.
Milwaukee Brewers Serve Nonprofits at Home Games as Well as Bratwurst and Beer
The Milwaukee Brewers may have lost the National League Championship Series to the St. Louis Cardinals, but they are winners in the eyes of nonprofits that receive grants from the Brewers Community Foundation or those that get a chance to staff Miller Park concession stands for a share of the proceeds.
Prime Agricultural Land “For Sale” to End Hunger
An Oregon nonprofit creatively connects rural and urban communities in order to fight hunger.
Surprise! AT&T Gives Nonprofits Grants and then the Nonprofits Support Its Acquisition of T-Mobile
We don’t know whether AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile is a good thing or bad thing for market competition, the securities markets, or for consumers, but plenty of nonprofits have weighed with the FCC to support AT&T’s acquisition of the German-owned firm. No mystery why: A ton of these nonprofits have received charitable grants from AT&T.
Who Says Talk is Cheap? Oregon State Government’s Growing Communications Budget
How much is the right amount to spend on communications during an economic downturn? How do we even know?
A True Nonprofit Heroine Passes Away: Elouise Cobell Dies at 65
Sometimes in this work one gets to meet the truly admirable leaders of the nonprofit sector. We got to know and admire Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet woman who for 15 years led the Indian land trust case. She died from cancer this week at the age of 65. Her passing leaves the nonprofit sector with one fewer heroine of advocacy and activism.
Lesbian and Gay Troops Hold First Convention
It wasn’t too long ago that defenders of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT), the discriminatory law that barred openly gay women and men from serving in the military, warned of the doom and gloom that the law’s repeal would supposedly bring. Since DADT’s end last month, nowadays lesbian and gay military personnel are proudly convening in full view.
New Jersey Universities Inaugurate Immigrant Presidents
The rise of two immigrants attests to the power of the American Dream and the contributions of immigrants to their adopted country.
The Top 1 Percent among Nonprofits Doing Quite Well, Thank You
Not really “news” per se, since Harvard always seems to have a relatively easy time raising money. But we thought we’d pass along the details anyway.
White House Looks at Anti-Poverty Initiatives with Only Small Nod to Nonprofits
It’s a campaign document issued by the White House, no question about it. But “Creating Pathways to Opportunity” provides a useful template for taking stock of the Obama Administration’s strategies and programs for helping Americans survive the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.