To revive his fledgling “Big Society” program Conservative PM David Cameron is requiring each member of his cabinet to spend at least one day a year doing volunteer work.
OMG! You Broke Up With Me Over Email!
Reel Grrls, a tiny nonprofit in Washington state has provided amplification for concerns about coziness between Comcast and the FCC by acting as a training venue for young women in media.
Nonprofit Raises Big Bucks for Doomsday – What Now?
Having reportedly spent more than $100 million on a campaign to prepare us all for Doomsday and the Apocalypse, what will Harold Camping’s nonprofit do now?
N.Y. Cultural Institutions Rich in Offerings and Pay Packages
According to the Wall Street Journal, tax-records show that the compensation packages for top executives at some of New York City’s better-known cultural organizations are in the six- and seven-figure range.
Santa Barbara County Human Service Nonprofits Get Zeroed Out
Don’t believe all of the good news about nonprofit finances due to the recovering economy. In Santa Barbara County, California, human services nonprofits are all facing zeroes in county funding.
Gates Foundation Raises its Visibility With a New Seattle Campus
In June the Gates Foundation will unveil a newly designed campus along with more opportunities for the public to peek in on the work it's doing globally.
Panera’s Successful Nonprofit Venture Paying Off
Thanks to rising interest in its experiment, Panera Bread Co. now operates two other nonprofit bakeries – which let patrons decide how much to pay for their food – in addition to the one that opened last year outside of St. Louis.
NGOs Take G-8 to Task for Global Poverty Commitment Shortfalls
NGOs are being kept 40 kilometers away from the G-8 summit in Deauville, France this week. Maybe it’s because they think the G-8 leaders haven’t lived up to their commitments for addressing global poverty.
Voices from the Field: The Inescapable Importance of Culture, Part II
Mario Morino of Venture Philanthropy Partners believes that an organization’s culture makes or breaks its ability to deliver and this week he explains precisely how to nurture the right kind of culture in your organization.
NPQ’s Week in Review | May 16-20, 2011
In our newest feature, NPQ’s Week in Review, we will be highlighting reader engagement – whether it is in the form of tweets, comments, or contributed articles and Newswires. Our hope is that your engagement will grow over time, allowing NPQ to reflect your wisdom in our pages.
City Seeks Nonprofit to Anchor a Blighted Community
With the recent closing of a church in Biddeford, Maine, city officials look to find a nonprofit to stabilize a neighborhood and bring back a sense of community.
Nonprofit Tweet Tics Off Funder – Grant Revoked – Then Restored
A Comcast vice president threatened to revoke funding for the small Washington State-based nonprofit Reel Grrls when the group slammed the telecommunications giant on Twitter.