Nonprofits that look after grandparents who take care of their grandchildren see problems on the horizon due to New York State budget cuts.
Co-Founder of Twitter Launches New Nonprofit
A new nonprofit launched Wednesday by a tech advocacy group and a cofounder of Twitter, Biz Stone, will focus on using technology to “do good,” and drive social change.
Target’s Changed Donation Policy Wins Applause
A new policy that prohibits donations from retail giant Target to be used by trade groups to influence elections or ballot measures has won praise from editorial writers at the Los Angeles Times.
How the Chamber of Commerce Deals with Critics
Is nonprofit public policy advocacy going to be subjected to dirty tricks attacks from powerful interests – like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?
Indiana Would Like Residents to Pony Up for State Fair’s Upkeep
In Indiana, after Senate passage, the House is now considering the creation of a nonprofit State Fair Foundation that would be charged with raising the millions needed to improve the 120-year-old fairgrounds.
Charter School Offers to Take Over High School – with Conditions
A charter school operator offers to take over a public high school in Austin, Texas with one caveat: give us the school at $1 a year for 99 years, and get out of our hair.
Dysfunction and a Merger Mess in the Charitable Boardroom
Operation Smile and Smile Train announced their merger on Valentine’s Day but there is more to this high profile marriage than meets the eye.
Tied to the Railroad Track Once Again: The Perils of Legal Aid Funding
Legal aid for low income people is under attack – again. The House of Representatives has proposed cutting $70 million from the current fiscal year’s funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an organization that funds local agencies that provide legal services for low-income individuals.
Age is No Barrier to Social Entrepreneurship in Scotland
Let us now celebrate boomer – and older – social entrepreneurs!
GOP Resolution Targets Human Services
House lawmakers passed HR1, a continuing resolution on the 2011 budget last Saturday proposing deep and devastating cuts to human services. What does this portend for the near future?
Broadcasting Cuts Might Hurt Conservatives More than Liberals
GOP plans to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is likely to hurt more conservative small television and radio stations than their more liberal big-city counterparts.
A View from across the Atlantic: President Obama’s Bob and Weave Federal Budget
The Economist thinks President Obama’s proposed FY12 budget ducks real problems and sacrifices non-discretionary spending programs – like human services – instead.