The veiled function of Maine People Before Politics is crystal clear in some of its aspects, particularly in its connection to one former elected official.
For a Maine Social Welfare Agency, Some Things Never Change
Is Competition at All Productive in the K-12 Educational Marketplace?
Requiring our public school systems to operate more as competitive businesses and less as public services brings a new set of challenges.
Western NY Colleges Failed the Transparency Course
Transparency requires a different kind of attention. This story is instructive on the importance of the details.Co
You Were Called Out or Called In—Now What?
Over the past few days, we have been watching the Twitter war play out between Alyssa Milano and those who felt she took liberties as an ally. Amid all that, Elena Perez of United Healthcare Workers West offered this wisdom-gathering guide to receiving redirection. This resource should be widely shared so defensive “noise” does not drown out learning or impede progress.
Austin Zoo Makes the Usual Missteps after a Fall from Grace: What Not to Do
The patterns of half-hearted attempts at recovery after a disaster born of a lack of board oversight are becoming quite clear.
The Admissions Scandal and the Nonprofit Meritocracy Trap
One pernicious illusion of the ideology of meritocracy is that any advantages that the wealthy have are earned.
Will a Nonprofit-Community Plan in Southeast DC Forestall Gentrification?
DC’s proposed 11th Street Bridge Park, patterned after the High Line Park in Manhattan, will connect southeast DC to the rest of the nation’s capital, but poses a high gentrification risk. Can a nonprofit-community coalition keep this from happening?
In Ohio, It’s End of the Line at GM’s Lordstown Factory
In Ohio, a 53-year old factory closes, and the Youngstown region’s economy is harmed. Did the story have to go this way? Not necessarily, according to a local nonprofit policy advocacy group.
Georgia’s “Testicular Bill of Rights”: Is Turnabout Fair Play?
Georgia State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick is drafting a bill that would limit men’s reproductive rights. It may never see the light of day, but the point is clear.
Should the Mueller Report Be Made Public? Does Anyone Remember Kenneth Starr?
People advocating for the unfettered public release of the Mueller Report must deal with the legacy of the current special counsel statute.
College Admissions Scandal Exposes Moral Rot at the Heart of US Plutocracy
Given longstanding practices such as “legacy admissions” (easier admissions for children of donating alumni), nonprofit university claims of building a meritocracy have always been somewhat laughable, but the direct sale of admission places speaks to a moral rot that is tearing at the heart of the US social contract.
In a World of Fewer Donors, What Should Your Organization Do?
The shift in the nature of giving toward fewer, larger donors will upend many nonprofits large and small. Individual organizations will need to respond, but so too does the nonprofit sector as whole.