The city of Los Angeles cuts ties with its Travelers Aid Society and many long-time volunteers quit in frustration.
New Rule Would Ease Fed Service on Nonprofit Boards
Under a rule change proposed by the Office of Government Ethics, federal employees would have the right to serve as officers and directors of nonprofits without first getting a special waiver. The OGE characterizes the current waiver rule as out-of-step. Do you?
A Fashionable Way to Give
Looking for a way to justify the amount of time and money you spend on the latest daily fashion deals offered online? Then SocialGoodies.com may be just for you.
Where’s the Slack to Tax in Community Nonprofits
U.S. cities and other municipalities struggling with budget deficits are desperately seeking more funds and new sources of revenue. And they are beginning to eye neighborhood nonprofits. The property tax exemption (PDF) enjoyed by charitable organizations costs local governments anywhere between $8 and $13 billion a year. Elected officials now say that it’s about time these nonprofits pay their fair share.
Doing it for the Love of It! Who Needs a Paycheck?
An age-old solution to the nonprofit financial crunch: hire folks who are in it for the love of it and don’t pay them like everybody else.
State-Run Charities Viewed with Skepticism by Chinese
An online scandal leads to a broader debate about the role of charitable organizations and philanthropy in China.
Green Economic Growth on Collision Course with Shifting Social Values?
An Oregon poll reveals strong support among both conservatives and progressives for “consuming less” as an important strategy for a better future.
Recession Fueling Nonprofit Mergers?
What a difference a recession makes. Two years ago, a management consultant to nonprofits said that 5 percent of her firm's business was devoted to helping clients explore mergers or other kinds of combinations to help them fare better financially. Today, she says that work takes up about 30 percent of her business.
Horse Shelters Feeling Recession’s Pinch
The continuing recession is having a nagging effect on yet another part of the nonprofit sector. The Denver Post reports that horse shelters are receiving an increasing number of calls from people who can no longer care for their animals, while at the same time adoptions and donations are both dropping.
Court Costs Boosted to Underwrite Nonprofit Legal Services
Nonprofits in Hawaii that serve residents unable to pay for legal services will benefit from new legislation that raises fees for filing lawsuits in the state.
Nonprofit Educators with Ideas at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Educational “pioneers” at the Aspen Ideas Festival have some bold, unusual, and maybe in one case, discomfiting ideas to suggest for nonprofit educators.
Stephen Colbert’s Knock-Knock Joke about Campaign Finance Regulation
Comedian Stephen Colbert’s proposed Colbert SuperPAC contains lots of brilliant satire and one fundamental truth: the nation’s system of campaign finance regulation is completely broken.