BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm, with nearly $7 trillion in assets under management, says the climate crisis will force a “fundamental reshaping of finance.”
Climate Protests Lead BlackRock to Initiate Green Shift in Investment Policy
More Foundations Are Opting Out of Perpetuity—So What?
Is today’s trend toward time-limited philanthropy a necessary course correction for the field, or an effort by plutocratic elites to grow their power and influence in the present?
Mission Haiku: The Poetry of Mission Statements
History has seen few more exacting wordsmiths than the great haiku poets. When writing mission statements, nonprofits can learn much from them.
The Liberatory Force of the Imagination
A new wave of public art explores the power struggles of history with a very different creative consciousness.
Will Missouri Parents Get to Ban Books and Send Librarians to Jail?
Librarians have been lying down in front of the bulldozers of censorship for decades. A proposed Missouri law presents one more battle in a long First Amendment struggle.
California Bill to Regulate Donor-Advised Funds Advances in State Assembly
A California bill that seeks to pierce the veil of donor-advised funds clears an important state assembly committee hurdle. What effect will this have on national reform efforts?
Fear of Donors Leads to Cancelled Art Showing
A university-affiliated Israeli museum decided not to risk upsetting a donor by hosting a talk by a Palestinian artist. They should be ashamed and embarrassed for their cowardice.
The Harm in Excusatory Nonprofit Narratives: The Real Deal with MIT and Epstein
Lapses in ethical practice often metastasize inside our organizations, creating cultures where integrity is negotiable.
Mission Haiku- the Poetry of Mission Statements
History has seen few more exacting wordsmiths than the great haiku poets. When writing mission statements, nonprofits can learn much from them.
Using Electoral Laws to Boost Voter Participation: Australia’s Example
In the United States, a lot of political energy goes into finding ways to discourage voting. Australia shows it’s possible to encourage it, instead.
Three CEOs in Two Years: What’s Up (or Down) at National Geographic?
Four years ago, the National Geographic Society sold some operations to the for-profit 21st Century Fox, bringing its asset base to more than a billion. So why can’t it keep a CEO?
Amnesty and Planned Parenthood Identify Their Top Policy Priorities
As 2020 begins, both Amnesty and Planned Parenthood identify their top policy priorities. While many fit with their organizations’ reputations, there are a few surprises.