It took a long time for nonprofits to start disrupting the pharmaceutical industry, and there’s still miles to go.
New York Times’ 1619 Project Reframes American History to Center Slavery
We approach the 400th anniversary of the first ship landing in British Virginia carrying 20 West African slaves. They are still with us in a way that defines our national character.
When Performance Metrics Go Public: Problems with Growth through Contracts
New York’s comptroller, from time to time, calls out publicly contracted nonprofits for public scrutiny and that can be pretty rough. It’s particularly ironic when growth is the order of the day.
A Graphic Re-visioning of Nonprofit Overhead
Sometimes, we need to replace one iconic image with another to get free of a persistent default mindset. So it is with the nonprofit overhead ratio—and Curtis Klotz is here to lead us in a new direction!
Nonprofit Business Models Illuminated in New Hampshire
A survey of the New Hampshire nonprofit sector illustrates the sector’s broad economic impact, as well as the diversity of nonprofit revenue models.
Morehouse Takes a Run at Recruiting Other Donors to Pay Down Student Debt
Morehouse College announced a new program that will raise money to pay off its students’ loans. But is this really the way to tackle the enormous issue of student debt?
NPT Reports on Steep Growth of Grants from Its Donor-Advised Funds
Another report is in about the recent growth of giving out of donor-advised funds. This time, it’s from the National Philanthropic Trust, which saw a 39 percent increase last year.
Kansas and Missouri Governors Declare End to Corporate Tax Incentive “Border War”
Kansas and Missouri agree to stop using tax abatements to lure businesses from each other.
Jeff Bezos’ Disruptive “No Strings Attached” $100 Million Gifts
Bezos’s Day One Fund grantees have been granted not only cash but a kind of radical autonomy with their $100 million gifts from the world’s richest man.
Environmental Justice: Moving Equity from Margins to Mainstream
With the planet literally at risk, can Big Green learn from smaller, scrappier environmental justice groups and adopt a vision that truly incorporates the holistic approach we need?
Some Pulse Survivors Challenge onePULSE Foundation Salaries and Plans
The foundation set to commemorate those who lost lives in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub is run at a six-figure salary by the club’s former owner. For some, that’s a problem.
Free College Should Not Leave Out Nonprofit Schools
The wisdom of offering no-cost tuition at higher education institutions has sparked policy debate, though left out is much thought about how nonprofit colleges and universities fit in that.