A quick clinic on the things to avoid in online fundraising.
Women’s Funding in the Mountains of North Carolina is Very Local and Growing
In rural areas, foundations may be small but they are pivotal.
Report Reveals How an Overreliance on Accountability Data May Undermine the Public’s Confidence in its Institutions
At a time when the public is deeply distrustful of institutions, do accountability measures actually undermine public confidence?
White House Should Require Nonprofit Participation in Bulk Sales of Foreclosed Properties Says Institute
Should the Obama Administration require that nonprofits be in the mix when banks and the federal government do bulk sales of foreclosed properties?
Volunteers Step Up to Promote Travel as State Tourism Agency Shuts Down
The Washington state legislature closed the doors of its tourism office even though a recent report showed that the industry generated millions of dollars and thousands of jobs. Today, a volunteer group is trying to keep the dollars flowing.
New Hotline for Immigrants Facing Deportation
As more and more immigrants face deportation, an Illinois nonprofit sets up a hotline that takes long distance calls.
Pay-to-Play Corruption Trial in Newark Involves Mayor Cory Booker’s Nonprofit
A political corruption trial in Newark, New Jersey involves a classic pay-to-play scheme with a twist: Instead of paying off government officials in order to get city contracts, the businesses allegedly involved in the scheme made contributions to a charity founded by Mayor Cory Booker. Wasn’t Cory Booker the mayor who pledged to end pay-to-play?
Foundation Center Report Describes Foundation Responses to State Budget Crises
The Foundation Center says that some foundations are trying to help nonprofits weather the impacts of state budget crises. But according to the Center’s numbers, it seems that not enough of them are stepping to the plate.
To Increase Global Impact, Manage to Local Outcomes
There is a lot of buzz right now about generating “collective impact” in the nonprofit field. But according to Mario Marino of Venture Philanthropy Partners, work on the ground shouldn’t be driven by collectively identified or mandated outcomes.
Golden Oldie: Neighborhood Groups Dump Trash on Stoop of Bank of America President
Reviving the classic direct-action tactic of personalizing an issue, three Boston-area organizations stage a protest of Bank of America’s business practices by dumping trash from a BofA foreclosed property on the bank president’s doorstep.
Zuckerberg and Soros: Biggest Wealth Gainers are Philanthropically Inclined
Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the wealthiest Americans are also the most philanthropic.
Massachusetts GOP Urges Harvard to Stop Paying Elizabeth Warren a Salary While She Runs for Senate
Like City Year co-founder Alan Khazei, Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren is closely connected to a nonprofit organization while running to be the next Senator from Massachusetts. But there are some key differences in their situations.