The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education has approved a plan to monitor the closings of small private colleges and universities in the commonwealth, but is it the right strategy?
A recent survey of 108 hospitals finds that a majority operate “grateful patient” programs, where patients are systemically screened for their giving potential.
While the law says people are “innocent until proven guilty,” each year, thousands languish behind bars because of an inability to pay bail. Paying someone’s bail can positively change the trajectory of their life and improve legal outcomes.
In a growing number of cities, libraries are hiring social workers to help patrons connect with housing and other needed social services.
Do you know where your charitable swag comes from? Do you care?
A museum claims to embrace “difference, debate, and multiple viewpoints,” but apparently not so much when it comes to the labor rights of its employees.
While the impact of the 2017 federal tax law on charitable giving remains uncertain, the IUPUI Lilly School of Philanthropy has sketched out some possible scenarios.
In Detroit, a decade-long effort to build a food co-op and community space in the city’s North End neighborhood is taking shape, with a target opening date of Fall 2020.
The Environmental Defense Fund wants to buy a pricy satellite to gather consistent and reliable data on methane gas levels. It’s the kind of notion that just might fly.
This webinar provides nonprofit leaders and those that fund them with a clarifying and more comprehensive way to understand, portray and sensibly support budgets. For Funders, this webinar can be paired with NPQ’s recent articles on multi-year, unrestricted grantmaking.
Stories are rolling in about 2018 year-end fundraising, and they are interesting but by no means decisive. In the Twin Cities, nonprofits report steady donations despite the 2018 tax law changes. Of course, many factors beyond tax deductions influence giving.
A new contract for Los Angeles teachers provides limited wage increases, but teachers made headway in areas where they said they needed support, including smaller class sizes and an increase in the number of librarians and nurses. A shift in city focus away from expanding charter schools is a likely strike result too.