Banking on the nutritional promise of an expanded source of fresh produce, a community garden gets public health funding to renovate and aims to unify the surrounding community in the process.
Nation’s Most Radical School Voucher Program
The nation’s most radical school voucher program is being tested in a wealthy suburban school district outside of Denver. The county’s theory is that the family wealth of the pupils should be no barrier to their voucher eligibility, and the school system ought to make a profit from offloading kids to private schools.
Redistributive Economics in Major League Baseball, Golf and the Nonprofit Sector
Does the limited redistributive role of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. economy run counter to the politics of the moment opposed to anything that strikes of the “welfare state”? Does that include handicaps in golf scoring?
Local Migrant Relief Agencies Aid Refugees
Last year, over 70,000 people arrived in the United States as refugees. Local nonprofits help these displaced migrants become part of their adopted communities.
Chinatown Community Center Embroiled in Political Campaign?
San Francisco’s Interim Mayor Ed Lee said he wasn’t going to run for office but is now changing his mind thanks to a grassroots campaign linked to a Chinatown community-based development nonprofit. Allegations of collusion are now hurled at the organization which has long championed the cause of low-income minorities.
Fox Matters to Media Matters and Media Matters Matters to C. Boyden Gray
The Fox campaign to kill the (c)(3) status of Media Matters collects a big name supporter in former Bush White House counsel C. Boyden Gray.
Wisconsin Gov Walker Refuses to Sign off on Nonprofit Applications for Grants
Nonprofits need state and municipal sign-offs for many federal grants, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is saying no to grants that he and his staff think might duplicate existing services or leave the state on the hook for support later on.
An Oversight Deficit – Closing of Community Organization Laid at Board’s Feet
Board oversight is critical to ensuring that nonprofits are well managed. But if the composition of the board is bad, then oversight is going to be problematic no matter what.
Gates Apologizes (Again) for Lack of Communication
According to this post, The Gates Foundation has apologized repeatedly in its annual reports for a failure to communicate with its grantees.
Charity a “Fourth Child” to Billionaire
Indian billionaire says he will pledge 25 percent of his wealth for charity, urging others to give as their pockets and consciences allow.
Nonprofit Provides Haven to Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals
Newport Jazz and Folk festivals have found a savior in their newly established nonprofit status.
NPQ’s Week in Review | August 1 – August 5, 2011
This week in the Week in Review NPQ’s readers gravitated to an interview with Bill Ryan on coaching as an element of capacity building but there were also continuing reverberations on Cohen’s article on rural philanthropy…and activism was in the news but so was the fact that an Indian philanthropist thinks of his charity as a fourth child. The nonprofit environment is complexity itself.