The American Hospital Association reports that housing instability is directly related to health, and who can argue with that?
Six New Jersey Hospitals Receive Incentives to Create More Affordable Housing
When For-Profits Aren’t Doing the Job, Nonprofits Replace Them
When a whole system is experiencing a problem, you may have to address its source. This has led more nonprofits to step into roles once held primarily by for-profits.
Feminisms in the Plural: A Planned Election-Related Art Wave
Around the time of next year’s presidential election, over 50 art museums will feature exhibits on feminisms, led and organized by the Feminist Art Coalition.
A Job Disrupted: NYC’s Finkelpearl Moves On, but the Work Continues
Finkelpearl was instrumental in a plan to tie NYC funding of cultural organizations to diversity, both of staff and around the board table.
The Guilty Project: “How Do You Defend Those People?”
Criminal defense lawyer Abbe Smith is often asked how she defends people accused of committing terrible crimes. Hear her moving reply, and learn why she believes the guilty deserve a spirited defense.
Mission, but No Margin: The Tragedy of a Los Angeles Nonprofit’s Demise
Sometimes when a nonprofit fails financially, its programs are faltering, too. But this was decidedly not the case with the Youth Policy Institute in Los Angeles.
The Challenges of Reconciliation and Reparations at Georgetown
Georgetown’s philanthropic effort to address the university’s legacy of slavery has raised concerns that the message of reparations is being overlooked.
The Very Good News behind Oklahoma’s Mass Commutation
The shift from a lock-’em-up stance among Oklahoma’s legislators is rooted in overwhelming popular support for an end to mass incarceration evinced in two ballot questions and a gubernatorial choice.
Starbucks Invests $10 Million in Chicago
Is this investment tied to a racially charged incident last year at a Starbucks in Philadelphia?
14 Hospital Systems to Collaborate in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Yesterday, 14 large hospital systems said they would collectively commit $700 million toward community-based initiatives addressing the social determinants of health.
What Does an Anchor Mission Require? Universities Search for Answers
Can universities reduce economic and racial disparities, rather than contribute to them? Two conferences examining the “anchor mission” of universities posed this question.
Conflict of Interest: Recusal Is Not Enough
Effective governance requires more than compliance when it comes to negotiating conflicts of interest. Failure to navigate the gray areas may damage a nonprofit’s reputation in a big way.