Say it costs $100 to provide a certain amount of day care services in New York City. Mayor Bloomberg’s Administration for Children’s Services will only pay $93.30. The official city policy appears to be structural underfunding of day care services—and possibly other nonprofit services as well. That means nonprofits will have to hunt for private funds in order to qualify for City day care grants or contracts.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Paul Allen and others made their billions in Silicon Valley and turned into youngish philanthropists. Apple’s Steve Jobs, now stepping down as CEO, seems to eschew self-aggrandizing philanthropy, or perhaps any philanthropy at all. You got a problem with that?
In the wake of an Associated Press investigation, two states are going after 9/11 scam charities. Why did it take them 10 years to catch on? And where is the IRS?
This past summer, a media-studies graduate student helped the American Society of Nephrology—a professional organization of medical professionals who specialize in kidney disease—more fully embrace social media. Her experiences in planning, implementing, and tracking ASN’s rollout of its social media operation make for a handy road map for any type of nonprofit organization looking to deepen connections with members, donors, volunteers, and the public.
The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation in San Diego loses its top two leaders. The organization says it wants its leadership to better reflect the community in which it operates.
Business students at Rice University join the boards of nonprofit organizations for a 12-to-18 month fellowship. The program seems to be working well for the students and the nonprofits alike.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer talks with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about his views on education and school success.
Nonprofits in Wisconsin move in together to share office equipment and, ultimately, to foster collaboration.
Organizations in the area of health care have special concerns when it comes to incorporating social media into their communications strategy. But entering the conversation on Twitter and Facebook helped the American Society of Nephrology reach out to groups previously inaccessible to the society, broadening its global community.
What happens if the budget deal results in deep cuts in the budget of the U.S. Agency for International Development? On balance, it doesn’t look good for U.S. development aid—or for the U.S.-based nonprofits that are on the front lines of delivering aid overseas.
A provider of services to rural seniors recounts just how difficult it is overcoming structural and attitudinal obstacles to get government and foundation funding for rural nonprofits.
President Obama calls for a National Day of Service in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. What does a day of service mean against the backdrop of 9/11—and the current context of a hard-to-end war in Afghanistan, a persistent economic recession that has 14 million Americans unemployed, and federal budget crises?