We find too little journalism that allows those involved to report their own truths with humanity and immediacy.
Since Parkland: A Remarkable Example of Community-Engaged Journalism
Donations to Nonprofit News Achieve Record High in 2018
NewsMatch, a three-year-old program designed to spur grassroots fundraising to nonprofit news organizations, brought in $7.6 million last year, more than half of the total it has raised since its founding.
The NY Police Athletic League’s Truly Terrible Fundraising Idea
“It’s grotesque,” said Sonia Ossorio, president of the National Organization for Women in New York City and a commissioner on the city’s Commission for Gender Equity, in describing this fundraising event.
Is Value Village/Savers the Trump Foundation of Second-Hand Stores?
The expensive dresser you gave Value Village or Savers may bring two cents to charity—if you’re lucky.
Mayor’s Advisory Group Calls on New York City to Integrate Its Schools
Many school districts are as segregated today as when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in 1954. New York City, one of the nation’s most diverse cities, has some of the nation’s most segregated schools.
Did an Oregon Nonprofit Cut Corners with New Market Tax Credit Rules?
A new market tax credit deal in Oregon goes awry.
Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors
We have seen too many sudden closings of nonprofits lately. This article provides some do’s and don’ts of closing your doors with honor and integrity.
A New Nonprofit Is Born to Care for an Old Mill
Even when your mission changes, honoring previous commitments remains important. For The Nature Conservancy, this entailed transferring a property and providing a one-time grant to another nonprofit to preserve a historic mill.
Did Teach for America Pressure Members to Break Oakland Teacher Strike?
Is Teach for America encouraging its Corps members to cross the picket line? Some 300 program alumni think so, even though the nonprofit says it was misunderstood.
PAIN at the Guggenheim: Activists Protest Dirty Sackler Dollars
Activists in New York City staged a die-in at the Guggenheim and marched to the Metropolitan to encourage both museums to disavow the Sackler family, multimillion-dollar donors, for their role in exacerbating the opioid crisis.
Why Planned Parenthood Illinois is Making Birth Control Free for a Year
Funded by private philanthropy, Planned Parenthood in Illinois has launched a one-year program that will cover all birth control costs for those who need financial support.
Santa Fe Tries—Again—to Make Affordable Housing for Artists a Reality
In a town where creativity is in the very air that its art-loving residents and visitors breathe, why has it been so difficult to develop even one live-work space for artists?