Discussions with the charities divisions of five states’ attorneys general reveal a changing landscape that provides new challenges for nonprofits and their regulators.

The Catholic Church is facing a crisis of accountability and community of historic proportions with lessons for all nonprofits.

Maximum feasible participation has been a principle to live by for the mayor of Savannah, Georgia, but as he explains government and philanthropy have largely deserted the notion.

Here’s an easy-to-understand guide to retirement plans for nonprofits.

Welcome to the special expanded Fall 2004 issue, on the complex relationships between government and nonprofits. This connection is complicated, often driven by gusty political winds, and increasingly intense—with long-term implications for the future of nonprofits. Now is not the time to sit silently by. We urge you to both read these articles and also

Nonprofits need not give up their identities when they engage in government contracts. Peters looks at how nonprofits can use government funding and achieve their goals as community organizations.

Avner explains why your board is a powerful but often underused resource.

Some state administrations are redefining which organizations can participate in state employee charitable campaigns and cutting out those they don’t like in the process.

Start small and start now. It’s not too late. Two activists describe how and why.