The faltering of a public media collaboration in Arkansas points to the fact that while nonprofit journalism is a growing field, its economic model still remains fragile.
Arkansas Public Media Collaboration Falters
Texas Addresses Child Welfare Worker Stressors
Wages and caseloads matter deeply to the quality of direct care, and that’s why nonprofits must advocate for policies that ensure worker fairness.
Voter Suppression May Become Synonymous with the Midterm Elections
Voters’ names have vanished from the rolls as the midterm elections approach. States with contentious, close political races seem particularly prone to this.
Nashville Considers Further Restrictions on Tax Abatements
The city of Nashville agrees to an informal freeze of tax abatements while a task force works to devise policies that protect school financing from being diverted to attract corporate employers.
Pakistan Expels NGOs in Crackdown on Dissent
Pakistan moves to expel 18 international NGOs. While the specific reasons for the expulsions remain obscure, human rights within the country are clearly at grave risk.
How to Grow a Local Nonprofit Mission to Scale: 6 Points of Practice
Founded by a seminary school graduate in 1977, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) has become nationally known as a leader in community economic development and community finance. The story of its work over 41 years in Maine may hold lessons for community development in rural communities far beyond the state’s borders.
Nonprofit Dentists Help in Recovery from Opioid Addiction
“Remission [must be] a component of a broader change in behavior, outlook and identity,” concludes the Surgeon General’s report. “That change process becomes an ongoing part of how they think about themselves and their experience with substances.”
The Power of Artmaking in Unexpected Places—Like Free Legal Clinics
Among four innovative projects studied by Urban Institute researchers is one led by The People’s Paper Co-op, which helps clients at free expungement clinics “pulp” their criminal records, make new paper, and begin writing the next chapter in their lives.
Alleged Murder of Journalist in Turkey Shines a Light on Saudi Civil Society
Leader of #Women2Drive Movement in Saudi Arabia says dissidents are never safe from authoritarian governments.
With Amnesty International, Teen Vogue Addresses Youth Rights to Protest
As part of an ongoing series called “Civil Discourse 101,” Teen Vogue has joined with Amnesty International USA to provide a valuable platform for questions from American teenagers about contemporary issues.
How Can We Miss You If…Founder Transitions That Linger
Dynamics between a nonprofit and its founder can be difficult, but there are times when the mythology of it all can just get in the way of real concerns.
For-Profit Nursing Homes Run Up Tab among Dying Patients, Medical Study Finds
A study of nursing home patients in New York State finds a growing tendency, especially among for-profit nursing homes, to provide high-cost therapy in the weeks before patients die, when hospice care is likely to be of more comfort.