When you start to suspect that a farce could not equal the actuality of a social phenomenon, you could be in real trouble. This applies in an ever-more-obvious way to philanthropy as much as to certain political realities.
A Terrifying Nonprofit to For-Profit Transition: Open AI Not So Open Anymore
Let’s emphasize: Reconsidering the context and content of the work, Open AI’s leaders concluded that to safeguard the public good, less openness is called for.
Foundations Drop Support of New Higher Ed Institution as Catalyst for Rural Revitalization
Yet another battle between a higher education institute and its fundraising nonprofit—what questions should we be asking?
The Sensemaking Worker: Organizing for Learning
This is the third in a series of four articles on how to build organizations nimble enough to know, respond to, and remake their landscapes. This article considers what kinds of employees work best in these organizations and what organizations must do to attract these workers.
Bennett College: A New Form of Stakeholder Save for a Nonprofit Institution
More than two months after the historically black college raised $9.5 million in emergency funding, its trustees have appointed a committee to plan for long-term sustainability.
New Orleans African American Museum: An Open-and-Shut Case
Since opening in 1998, this black art, history, and cultural institution has been shuttered twice. Will its reopening this third time be the charm?
SF Supervisors Vote 11-0 to Give Nonprofits First Shot at Housing Purchases
Moving with unusual speed, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new law that will give city housing nonprofits first option to place bids on available multifamily properties.
Another Perfect Storm in Store for Californians with Chronic Mental Illness
Advocates for supports for people with chronic mental illness are in a Catch-22: They find themselves supporting situations that are at times not ideal out of fear that the alternatives may be worse.
Portland Refugee Nonprofit Accused of Union-Busting
Employees at a Portland nonprofit that aids refugees and immigrants attempt to unionize, but labor leaders say the organization is standing in their way.
A Community Foundation in Indiana Adopts Comprehensive Equity Approach
In Indianapolis, the Central Indiana Community Foundation has adopted a far-reaching 5-year strategic plan that centers equity throughout its work.
Death Threats and Dollars Flow to Ilhan Omar
The ugly politics that is sliming US congresswoman Ilhan Omar is beyond reprehensible.
$18.5 Billion in Federal Aid for Puerto Rico Remains Stuck in Washington
Passed in early 2018, a package of $20 billion in federally approved long-term disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico largely remains in Washington, unspent.