Nevada's governor calls on charity and philanthropy to take the place of reduced state expenditures.
Boards of Nonprofit Insurers: High Paid and Well Connected
The questioning of the “nonprofit” in nonprofit insurers continues. All four plans in Massachusetts pay their well connected board members and, at least in the case of Blue Cross of Massachusetts this may be the breeding ground for outrageous severance deals.
Sheen’s Trip May Shine Light On Haitian Struggles
Bad boy TV star Charlie Sheen – in trouble for repeated public rants – promised last week that he plans to make a trip to Haiti with Sean Penn, who has been involved in relief efforts since founding the J/P Haitian Relief Organization following the January 2010 earthquake.
Rap Sheets among College Football Players: Important to the Nonprofit Sector or Not?
Sports Illustrated investigates football players with arrest records at the top nonprofit and public colleges in the U.S.
Tea Party License Plates in Arizona Won’t be Paid for by the State
"Don't Tread on Me" – unless you pay for the cost of my Tea Party license plate.
Democrats and Republicans Laud GAO Study on Federal Government Program Duplication
Government waste and duplication is in the eye of the beholder. A GAO study on federal program redundancy yields lots of examples, but questionable solutions.
Rahm’s Tweeting Doppelganger Emerges to Claim Charity Donation
Throughout Rahm Emanuel’s Mayoral campaign in Chicago, the notoriously foul-mouthed politician was shadowed by a tweeter whose tweets under the nom de plume @mayoremanuel were a work of profane art.
Don’t Believe in God? No Problem
A new public awareness campaign is being launched by a nonprofit group to remind the world that a lack of faith in God does not equate to immorality.
Congressional Republicans Prepare to Axe Foreclosure Prevention Programs
Republicans want to terminate federal programs meant to help homeowners fight off foreclosure – the epitome of penny-wise, pound-foolish budget cutting.
How Blue Cross Chief Scored $11.3 Million Severance
Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, is beginning an investigation into how the former CEO of Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Cleve Killingsworth, ended up with $11.3 million in severance pay. Is a well compensated board the answer?
N.C. Nonprofits Survive One Threat But Others Loom
The good news for nonprofits in North Carolina is that a bill that would have made it hard for many to receive public funding was killed this week, but don’t break out the Champagne just yet.
Justin Bieber’s Hair Fetches 40K for Charity
A lock of the young Justin Bieber’s hair recently fetched $40,000 on the auction site Ebay, all the proceeds of which will go straight to charity.