The city of San Jose, Calif., can’t find money to pay staff of its four libraries, but thanks to volunteers, residents still have books for summer reading.

A California-based scholarship fund is keeping the dream alive for American kids, including those without papers.

The question is not whether WikiLeaks is a nonprofit, but whether its function qualifies as journalism.

Japan loosens up its regulatory restrictions over nonprofits, which is great.  But one of the motivations may be to have nonprofits fill increasing human service gaps due to reduced federal government revenues and funding, which isn't so great. 

The Colorado Health Foundation’s plans to sell its interest in a hospital group to its for-profit partner is running into objections that the community will be hurt if the deal goes through.

Eighteen Pittsburgh law firms have formed a new coalition, the Cultural Trust Legal Society, with a pledge to provide $240,000 annually to the trust for the next five years to help it overcome an $800,000 budget shortfall.

Another nonprofit health clinic opens, this time in the state of Washington.  Let’s hope that the private dentist establishment behaves better than its Alabama counterparts who waged a long battle to put the Sarrell Dental Clinic out of business–and embarrassed themselves along the way.

Don’t just blame the allegedly ethically-challenged former CEO of the Community Health Network for misspending millions of dollars meant for rural health services in rural communities.  Also ask: where were the board of directors?

Questions are being asked in Chicago about whether a nonprofit charged with turning around a group of low-performing schools is exceptionally good at what it does or if the city is singling it out for support because of ties to the mayor.

The work of nonprofits is the stuff of dreams for workers aged 50+ who are looking to launch an “encore” career. And the absolute top priority for such new careers is advocacy.