On a five-to-four vote, the US Supreme Court keeps in place the current ban on placing “undue burdens” on access to abortion—for now.
Another Mega-Funder with a Solution for Educational Excellence
An education grant–funded program being launched at five schools in Rhode Island raises concerns, once again, that philanthropy is failing to respect the knowledge of education sector practitioners in the design of its interventions.
Feds Sue Philly Nonprofit Safe Opioid Injection Site
In Philadelphia, a city where an estimated 1,200 people died from opioid overdoses in 2017, a nonprofit aims to establish a safe injection site to reduce overdose deaths. The US Attorney’s office, however, has sued the nonprofit in an effort to keep the site from opening.
Another #RedforEd Action Coalition Emerges in Oakland
Oakland, California may be the next district to join the chain of #RedforEd-supported strikes across the country. Teachers voted by a 95–5 margin this week to authorize a strike by the end of the month.
A Transparency Shell Game in Hawaii Poses Problems for Civil Society
The “gut and replace” practice of the Hawaii legislature, whereby a bill’s contents can be removed and replaced with completely different language even after public hearings and committee approvals, is being challenged by nonprofit advocacy groups.
Solidarity, Stakeholder Support, and a Sister School’s Gift Save Small College
As the clock ticked down on Bennett’s fundraising, High Point stepped in with a rare gift—a donation from one college to another college of $1 million, which had been approved by a vote of the faculty.
School Board Urged to Consider Trojan Horse Aspects of Philanthropic Aid
Once again, in Memphis, we see that sometimes the job of a board of directors is to maintain integrity, even in the face of offers of philanthropic largesse. In this case, community members and teachers have come together to urge the board to reject a philanthropic offer to pay for its new superintendent search.
Minneapolis Aims to Diversify Its 70 Neighborhood Associations
In Minneapolis, a city report outlines a vision to ensure that the city’s 70 neighborhood associations reflect the diversity of the communities they claim to represent. But the report’s recommendations have spurred neighborhood association resistance.
How to Hack a Narrative: Parkland Fathers Speak at House Gun Violence Hearing
When a US congressman claimed that saving people from “illegal alien” attacks with a border wall was a higher priority than stopping mass shootings, two fathers of slain children called BS.
Tennessee Bill Would Impose Transparency Rules on Corporate Tax Abatements
If a state gave grants to nonprofits but kept organization names, award amounts, and fund uses secret, it would be a scandal. But with corporations that receive state tax credits, this is business as usual. Some folks in Tennessee’s legislature, however, want this to change.
Nonprofit Workforce Study Finds Strengths in Growth, Pay, and Resilience
A new study from the Center for Civil Society at Johns Hopkins documents the size, shape and state of the nonprofit workforce and reveals some surprises, including the fact that nonprofits often pay better than for-profit counterparts in the same industry.
MoMA Renovation Outlines Multicultural Vision for Modern Art
In New York City, MoMA will shut down from mid-June until mid-October as the museum undergoes its most significant renovation since opening in 1939. In expanding the museum, curators have also sought to redefine what is meant by the phrase “modern art.”