The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation after a $1.55 billion project swelled to $9.2 billion and suggestions that staff of a private engineering firm were given key roles, including budget oversight.
Yesterday, Oregon’s governor signed the nation’s first statewide rent control law. The measure was hailed as a win for housing justice and a piece of bipartisan cooperation. However, it falls far short of providing a real solution for Oregon’s renters.
“Every executive and board leader will leave some day. Every person who adds value will, as well.” This article looks at how to manage leadership change in a way that is forward-looking, not reactionary, and which employs the opportunities that transitions brings to improve outcomes and better achieve the organization’s mission.
Can Child Protective Services truly protect children? A nonprofit program is seeking to change how government child protective services interact with families.
Sometimes there’s more to the story, and this story of a United Way chapter’s fundraising and its dismissal of its executive director includes a cautionary tale about board confidentiality.
The Raise the Wage Act and the federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights are platforms for the Democratic Party without any path to becoming law. But they do go a long way in defining the meaning of a “good job” in 21st-century America.
Earlier this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Renewal Program, his approach to improving the educational results in 100 targeted schools, had not met expectations and would not go forward as planned.
The Canadian government is doing no more than paying lip service to First Nations’ rights and obligations as they continue efforts to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. First Nations communities are steadfast in their resistance to this environmental threat and intrusion on their sovereignty.
Following months of protests by thousands of employees, Google agreed to stop requiring its workers to submit to forced arbitration in employment disputes.
It is easy to talk about liberating philanthropy, but what is needed? One key step would be to shift the hundreds of billions in endowment assets currently placed on Wall Street to finance direct investment in low-income communities and communities of color.
Last year, Congress approved legislation to tax unusually high university endowments. This year, Sen. Grassley has his eye on the contributions of nonprofit hospitals.
Converting an independent theater in Monterey, California to nonprofit ownership could ensure it remains a community asset for future generations.