NPQ has recently covered some of the excesses of nonprofit insurers – both salaries and in the groups’ financial reserves. An agreement was announced Tuesday that the four Minnesota health plans will pay the state any profits over 1 percent made on state contracts.
Orlando Organizes Corporate Visitors To Volunteer
Many of the companies and organizations that pick Orlando, Fla. as a corporate meeting site are providing a boon to nonprofits by teaming up with local groups on community-service projects during their stay.
Seattle Gets Serious about the Pursuit of Happiness
While it’s said that you can’t buy happiness, a Seattle nonprofit is putting its money on measuring happiness as a strategy for regional sustainability.
Think-Tanker Questions Donor Confidentiality Standards
Should donors to all nonprofits that politically advocate be disclosed—by name and donation amounts? Demos’s David Callahan thinks so.
Indiana University Center for Philanthropy Gets a BIG Boost
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University – home of “Giving U.S.A.” announced yesterday an $8 million grant from the estate of Ruth Lilly.
Donors Help Library Satisfy Appetite for Cooking Books
In just the past 10 years, New York University's Fales Library has increased its collection of food-related titles to 50,000.
Sam Adams Increases Philanthropic Commitment to Microlending
Sam Adams Brewery and microlender, ACCION, combine to brew the American Dream.
Rural Philanthropy: Advancing? Or Not?
Despite commitments to the contrary over the past few years, America’s foundations have consistently shortchanged rural communities. But, now an idea is brewing on Capitol Hill that might have important but troubling implications.
Not as Good as Giving – Study Finds Cause Marketing Drives Down Donations
A new study has found that giving decreases if a donor has previously purchased a cause-related product, even if the donor was going to make the purchase independent of any charitable considerations.
Luxurious Compensation for Growing Number of College Presidents
It’s good work if you can get it – the luxurious compensation packages for university presidents in the U.S.
A Fundraising Marathon of a Different Ilk
In these challenging times, nonprofits are expected to improvise in order to survive. But in Bellingham, Wash., local nonprofits are turning to an improv theater company to help them survive.
Jon Stewart Takes on President Obama’s Transparency
President Obama pledged that his administration would be the most open and transparent in history. There’s a problem with that commitment, spotted by both comedian Jon Stewart and the Sunlight Foundation.