When a 10-year board member says, “I’ve never seen any minutes. I’ve never had any involvement with the board at any level. I just agreed to serve,” maybe something isn’t quite right with the nonprofit’s governance.
Decolonization movements are increasing pressure on museums to reckon with their imperialist roots and consider returning artifacts in their collections that have been stolen from communities of color all over the globe.
Denver voters approved a small general sales tax measure with 59 percent of Denver voters voting yes. The tax will generate an estimated $11.2 million in its first year to support nonprofit-run youth nutrition programs.
In Ireland, the Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate) votes to approve full divestment of state fossil fuel company investments. The bill, expected to be signed by Ireland’s president, would make Ireland the first country in the world to fully divest itself from fossil fuel company stock.
North American natural history museums have often had fraught relationships with Native American peoples. But a pop-up museum led in part by Native activists emphasizes “the sociopolitical forces that shape nature” and partners with other museums and institutions to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Last August, Seth Frotman resigned his student loan ombudsman position at the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau due to his distress at lax enforcement. Now, he has cofounded a new nonprofit to protect students from outside the government.
Racial discrimination continues to permeate the housing market. A conservative estimate finds that Black families who own homes in majority Black neighborhoods lose an estimated $156 billion in housing wealth ($48,000 per family) as a result.
Over $185 million in tax revenues have been redirected from Washington, DC’s city treasury to fund economic incentives for tech industry firms, but much of the money looks to have gone to firms already in the city without the incentives, a city audit finds.
Far too often, philanthropy has reinforced existing centers of power. It doesn’t have to be this way. Over the past year, Justice Funders listened to thought leaders in the field. Five core lessons stand out.
NPQ’s board of directors has a proposition for you…
In addition to allocating CDN $119 million a year, the proposed legislation would make journalism a valid criterion for having charitable status, opening the door for greater foundation support for nonprofit journalists.
Nonprofits concerned about public safety and inclusivity should consider the role of creative placemaking in addressing public safety concerns, and its function in bolstering social capital by embracing the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place.