Clara Miller, president and CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, is moving from her post there to take over as president of the F.B. Heron Foundation in a clearly a well-conceived match.

While cash has been flowing freely to the nonprofit executives whose jobs are to honor the memories of the 9/11 victims, it was only last December that Congress finally approved $1.8 billion to cover the cost of medical care for rescue workers suffering from exposure to toxic dust and debris at ground zero.

Every time the press writes about the explosion of special interest funding of political campaigns through 501(c)(4) organizations, it uses the term "nonprofits," but all tax-exempt organizations are not created equally.

A Holocaust museum in Hollywood, Fla. bought and is renovating a building but the costs overruns are enormous – still, the museum seems to be on the verge of striking a deal with the city that will allow it to stay in the building mortgage-free.

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NPQ is running this article to highlight the problems that may occur when national nonprofit federations consolidate their local chapter structures. The issue has come up recently in congressional questions related to the Red Cross’s performance and the effects of its downsizing. Some of those questions have focused on their ability to serve more rural areas well. NPQ would welcome reader input on this issue. Are these dynamics familiar to you? Tell us about it.

If IT departments want to remain relevant, they have to open their doors to new tactics and ways of working.

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How do societies create the breakthroughs needed for a more just, tolerant, healthy, educated, and equitable world? How do they challenge the prevailing wisdom without losing hope? How do they enact lasting change and protect it from the inevitable backlash?

Are the capacity-building needs of nonprofit organizations changing? A discussion with 60 consultants indicates some shifts.

An inebriated executive director takes things too far with a staff member, and more.

Welcome to the winter 2010 issue of NPQ. This issue focuses on nonprofit capacity building in the midst of change.

For the first time ever, the federal government has mandated that its grant outputs are required to be made freely available for reuse to the public under a Creative Commons license.

Holyoke, Mass. city councilor plans to create a list of all the nonprofits in the area, proving that Holyoke can’t afford proposed state budget cuts – not because the lost services provided are essential, but because nonprofits are bad for business.