Dozens of newspapers across the nation reported on Saturday that long-troubled ACORN was about to go bankrupt.

They say that politics makes strange bedfellows, but so do philanthropists and politicians, especially when one person occupies both roles.

The financial collapse of a nonprofit affordable housing developer in Tacoma, Washington has left many unanswered questions.

Instead of grants, a growing number of public-spirited wealthy people are offering philanthropic support for notable causes and ideas in the form of prizes.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the U.S. Navy Veteran’s Association is likely a multi-million dollar scam.

A decision about budget cutbacks in the Tulsa public school system might involve, for better or worse, the highly publicized nonprofit, Teach for America.

On the same day the House passed the landmark health care bill—extending health care coverage to more than 30 million Americans—tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied on the National Mall Sunday to re-energize Congress to take up the next volatile issue on the President’s agenda—immigration reform.

Last week was “Sunshine Week”, an effort led by the American Society of News Editors “to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.” Sunshine Week started in Florida in 2002 when the press and the public mobilized to defeat state legislators’ attempts to create hundreds of exemptions from the state’s public records laws. But what about the intersection of government and nonprofits? When is a nonprofit organization like a public agency for the purposes of transparency?

An employee questions her organization’s fuzzy math.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

When a donor becomes embroiled in scandal, how should a nonprofit respond?

Does Teach for America produce more civic engagement from its graduates?