So many things to measure, so little time. Pick the right stuff, the important stuff. Collect the information. Then analyze the information so you can talk about the trends and implications. Information is useless until we can answer the “so what?” question.
Should tote bags, made in China, with no attention to fair labor, environmental, social, and economic sustainability, be used as a premium for a fundraiser for an organization whose mission is to serve small farmers in Central America, which by the way, encourages sustainable farming and fair labor practices? Let's ask The Ethicist.
Paul Carttar will be officially announced today (April 7) as director of the Social Innovation Fund at the Corporation for National and Community Service. April 8th is the due date for the first round of proposals from entities that want to be designated as re-grantmaking intermediaries. These intermediaries will collectively distribute $50 million in Social Innovation Fund dollars plus a dollar-for-dollar or higher private sector match that they will bring to the program. Carttar talked with the Rick Cohen of the Nonprofit Quarterly on April 6th to share his perspectives on the Social Innovation Fund.
Nonprofit news from around the country and the world. Today, nonprofit’s collapse dashes hope for community revitalization Projects, record fine levied against charity scam, an Episcopalian’s Sophie’s Choice and more.
When SeedAmerica filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, the hopes of creating jobs and helping seed the revitalization of distressed communities near Salem, Illinois, were dashed.
The Federal Trade Commission levied a $18.8 million fine against a New Jersey based telemarketing group which raised funds for charities associated with service people.
An anonymous art collector has offered $2 million to buy 13 of the stained glass windows in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Paterson, New Jersey.
A study conducted by the Urban Institute for the Baltimore-Washington Regional Nonprofit Racial Diversity Collaborative aims to recruit and promote minority leadership in the sector.
The New York State Comptroller has just issued you a report on the delays in state contracts— and their impact on the state’s nonprofits.
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has appointed his deputy mayor to run his multi-billion dollar charitable foundation.
Nonprofit news from around the country and the world. Today, major implications for mental health services in reform package, the usually vocal Palin is mum on speaking fees from foundation, philanthropy’s role in religion: outsized influence?
According to this article, mental health advocates are thrilled about health care reform because it promises to significantly improve funding for the treatment of mental illness.