We should insist on stronger vetting at the IRS; detecting problems is really catch-as-catch-can.
IRS as Nonprofit Oversight? Without a Lot More Help, Don’t Expect Much
Intermediary Backs Pilot Efforts to Reduce Racial Wealth Gap
What can be done at a local level to act to counter the nation’s enormous and growing racial wealth gap? A nonprofit, partnering with six cities, seeks to find out.
Crowds of Young Women Protest Abortion Bans on National Day of Action
Hundreds of rallies across the country voiced support for preserving and expanding women’s access to reproductive health care.
An Illinois CDFI Leader Explains Why Appraisals Reinforce Structural Racism
A Midwest CDFI leader explains why his nonprofit bases its facility loans to nonprofits on projected nonprofit income, rather than appraised value.
Race to the Supreme Court: A Deeply Dangerous Moment for Women
As the philosopher George Santayana once famously remarked, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As challenges to Roe v. Wade proliferate, let’s resolve not to forget.
Chick-fil-A: “Helping Children” Supersedes Gift Recipients’ Bigoted Aims
Facing a backlash for the recent reveal that its foundation is still funding nonprofits that discriminate against LGBTQ persons, Chick-fil-A’s foundation has refined its explanation, saying its giving is part of “a much higher calling.”
The NRA Follows Familiar Pattern: How Deep Will the Damage Go?
Even as the 2020 elections crank up, the NRA is slowly following a script that has not worked for other organizations in similar straits.
Gates Foundation Study of Colleges: Yet Another Education Misfire?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launches a 30-member Postsecondary Value Commission to assess the value of education after high school.
Maine Legislature Votes Unanimously to Ban Native Mascots from Public Schools
In Maine, a bill that bans the use of American Indian mascots by K-12 schools, colleges, and universities is signed into law after receiving unanimous legislative support.
Shaping Your Ask: Learning to Love (or at least Live With) Restricted Revenue
This webinar explores how the latest changes in accounting standards for revenue recognition can be used to develop more effective grant proposal narratives and budgets.
Morehouse Graduates Stunned When Robert Smith Pledges to Cover Their Student Debt
A black billionaire gives recent Morehouse graduates an education debt-free start, something we should all have.
Can the Spoiled Fruits of Racism Be Taken On without Speaking of Race?
Direct approaches like reparations and racially targeted aid programs could do a lot to repair harm from past wrongs. But such proposals are unlikely to survive challenges before the Supreme Court.