The City of Oakland and its nonprofits see hopes of revenue-producing marijuana farms go up in smoke.
CDBG Cuts Would Hobble Human Service Nonprofits
Whether Community Development Block Grants are cut 7.5 percent or 62 percent, it will whack the nonprofits that depend on CDBG for human service delivery.
Pre-K Saving State Millions, But Might Not Be Enough
A highly successful Pre-K program faces cuts despite the program’s proven cost savings to the state of Georgia.
Wikileaks Nominated for Nobel Prize
Most nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize are still not known, but the Norwegian lawmaker, Snorre Valen, publicly nominated Wikileaks on his blog.
Performers, Universities Rethinking Gifts from Qaddafi
What do Nelly Furtado and the London School of Economics, along with Usher, Beyonce and 50 Cent have in common? All have been or are faced with the best use for payments – and donations – from the Qaddafi clan after the Libyan Air Force begins to gun down its own citizens.
Why Talk to Your Doctor When You Can Email Instead
A nonprofit healthcare provider has eliminated the $60 annual fee it had been charging people who enrolled in a program to email questions, make appointments online, and view records – making talk cheap.
The U.K. Questions the Charitable Status of Schools That Allow Extremist Views
What extremist political views should cost a nonprofit its charitable status?
Faux “Leadership” and Our Real Future
It has bothered me for years to hear the designation of “leader” bestowed on every executive of a nonprofit and, frankly, on way too many philanthropic types. Do we not know a real leader when we see one?
Should You Hire a Fundraising Consultant? I Don’t Know – and I Am One! Part 2
Finding the right consultant is like finding the right staff person. After all the skills and expertise and experience, you seek the right match between people.
So What If Your Child’s Teacher is Hearing Voices?
Live coaching using earbud technology is giving teachers ongoing coaching that some say can help teachers become more effective more quickly.
General Motors is Healthy Enough to Be a Philanthropic Donor in Detroit Again
Surviving on TARP funds from American taxpayers, General Motors and other companies have begun to jumpstart their philanthropic giving programs.
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Does it Act Nonprofit?
A filing to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance yesterday revealed that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, a nonprofit, has committed to paying $11.3 million in severance to a former executive. And this is not the only concern about the insurance giant.