Over the next two weeks, we’re likely to see a number of US Supreme Court decisions that could affect civil society and democracy at their very core.
Down to the Wire: Census and Voting Rights Hang in the Balance at SCOTUS
The Student Debt Monster: How We Got Here
Today’s student debt crisis shows that when you shift the costs of public goods like education onto private parties, bad things happen.
Can Philanthropic Money Listen? Some Observations from Atlanta
Community-led change is beginning to reap benefits in Atlanta, but philanthropy must support more of this work in more places.
Criminal Prosecutions of Migrant-Aiding Volunteers Grow under Zero Tolerance
The trend of prosecuting volunteers is all the rage. Good thing the jurors on this case had their own ideas of right and wrong when faced with a defendant out to save lives.
Bullitt Foundation Elects for a Five-Year Wind-Down
A funder of environmental nonprofits in the Pacific Northwest spends down its assets and opens its doors.
Nonprofit Resistance to a Raised Minimum Wage Is Just Wrongheaded
We look forward to the day when there are no more stories about nonprofits resisting minimum and living wage ordinances, as they are doing in Delaware.
A State Agency Doing What Makes Sense instead of What’s Contractually Correct
North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety misdirected a portion of $9 million in state money after 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. The state’s emergency management director is pleading ignorance.
Bay Area Nonprofit Collaborative Pilots High-Tech Social Service Referral System
Can social service information become as accessible to users as online restaurant reviews? There’s still a way to go, but a group of San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits believes it’s making progress.
As Immigrants Face Attacks, Where Stands Philanthropy?
With immigrants facing attacks on multiple fronts, how best can philanthropy respond?
First US YWCA Will Trade Historic Building for Racial Justice
The YWCA in Boston’s Back Bay is selling its iconic, historic building to help make a more racially equitable future. That’s their mission and they’re sticking to it.
First Amendment or Second-Guessing? An Alabama Donor Conundrum
Does your nonprofit have a gift policy? More and more often, it’s important.
An IU Study Shows the Shape of US Disaster Giving
The top two factors that drive disaster giving are the scale of the event and personal connection to it.