Will nonprofit leaders coming to Washington, D.C. to tell members of Congress how federal budget cuts will hurt poor families in Twin Falls, Idaho make a successful case?
Camden Wants to Tax Nonprofit Day Care Providers
City officials in Camden, N.J., believe their financial problems are due to tax-exempt property owners, not the city's decades of economic decline.
Nonprofit Might Offer Pathway to Re-Entry for Violent Sex Offenders
With help from a nonprofit, Minnesota state officials hope to find out if sex offenders previously thought to be too dangerous can successfully re-enter society.
Report: One in Ten R.I. Homes in or Near Foreclosure
A new report says one out of ten mortgaged homes in Rhode Island are in foreclosure or seriously close to it. One in five are upside down.
Points of Contention: Ken Berger Defends Impact Measurement
In the following letter (posted after the break) Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, and author, Robert Penna, take exception to an article written by Steven Lawry of the Hauser Center we published here two weeks ago. At a time when the state of public discourse can be experienced as a blast of simultaneous echo chambers, we offer this space to surface strongly held – but thoughtfully articulated – disagreements, and hope that you'll join the discussion.
The Meaning for Nonprofits of a Federal Government Shutdown
What will a shutdown of the federal government mean to the nonprofit sector? Hint: It wouldn't be fun.
Cash-Strapped Cities Turn to Volunteers
In Minnesota volunteers donate their time to keep cash strapped public agencies functioning.
Churning Out Good Journalism
According to the Guardian, press releases and hoax stories have flooded newsrooms, threatening what’s left of the fourth estate’s legitimacy. A new nonprofit hopes to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Tampa Bay Rays Manager on Mission to Help Latinos
Tampa Bay Rays manager, Joe Maddon, takes on Hazleton, Pa.'s rampant anti-Latino bias.
Justin Bieber: A Birthday Boy with a Mission
Justin Bieber, teenage heart throb, social media fanatic, and one-time possessor of the world's most confounding bowl cut has announced that he's dedicating his 17th birthday to charity.
Plans for Thrift Store Irks Merchants in Upscale Shopping District
Goodwill wants to open a thrift store in Berkeley's upscale commercial shopping district – and neighboring merchants are less than welcoming to the plan.
Nonprofits Snagged in Seattle Public Schools Scandal
There are plenty of questions about nonprofits contracted to provide services to the Seattle public schools, but one question predominates: why weren't the services ever delivered?