In the Building Neighborhoods blog, we consistently find quality government program analysis and reporting by Patrick Lester on behalf of the United Neighborhood Centers of America and the Alliance for Children and Families.

It’s more than a little disconcerting to see an opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution defending the Supreme Court’s campaign finance decision in the Citizens United case, co-authored by Republican senator Mitch McConnell and iconic First Amendment scholar Floyd Abrams.

Redding, California, is faced with a difficult decision regarding its convention center.

This article reveals some of the diagnostic language being used on struggling nonprofits, contrasting it against reality

The CEO of Do Something, a nonprofit promoting youth activism and volunteering, has written a brief critique in Fast Company for her “friends” in the foundation world, identifying four foundation “faux pas.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey Volunteer Supplement indicate an increase in the national volunteer rate from 26.4 percent in 2008 to 26.8 percent in 2009, a 1.5 million expansion in the number of volunteers.

A Zogby International Poll of Connecticut residents found that 79 percent agreed with us by favoring a public campaign finance system.

The Justice Department has concluded that Congressman Alan Mollohan’s (D-WV) funneling of earmarks to nonprofits created and staffed by his former staff and professional or business colleagues isn’t an offense worth criminal charges.