The practice of paying boards of nonprofits is relatively rare, and it raises serious questions about whose interests are being considered in decision-making of all kinds.

The National Rifle Association’s most recent audit shows that the organization’s finances are in dire straits, and it’s coming from inside the house—from what appears to be a decline in its own membership.

In Philadelphia, revenues from a soda tax first assessed in January 2017 fall short of city projections. But given the tax’s public health goals, this might be a good problem to have.

Every now and again, we are surprised by some realm of fundraising practice, and this one is a doozy.

Focus on overhead has been a significant thorn in the side of the nonprofit sector for more than a generation. Pressure to reduce expenditures has left nonprofits frustrated and discouraged.

An artist has paused her work at the California State University Long Beach’s University Art Museum after the museum director who collaborated with her was fired. Though the school denies it, the artist says the museum deliberately interrupted the work, which examined police violence against people of color.

Even if the conflict is disclosed, is it ever a good idea for a board to invest a third of its endowment in a hedge fund linked to one of its members? Duty of care, anyone?

A business model of nonprofit childcare workers who cannot afford to care for their own children is not sustainable. It doesn’t have to be this way. The data clearly show that investment in child care today results in considerable savings to society tomorrow.

If you suspect fraud at your nonprofit and don’t respond, then you risk jail time yourself, as a case involving an Arkansas nonprofit demonstrates.

Borrowing against future property tax revenue (known as tax-increment financing) in the name of jobs may be the most prevalent form of economic development subsidy. Corporations benefit, but local government and communities often are left paying the bills.

The Gates Foundation is skeptical that extreme poverty will be eliminated by 2030, as the UN aims to achieve, but it does outline a path for further global poverty reduction.

Many nonprofits support public transit in their advocacy work. But when it comes to organizing nonprofit conferences, public transit is often neglected; in fact, bus routes that could serve conference-goers are rarely even mentioned. It doesn’t have to be that way.