Eighty-five to 90 percent of every dollar Help the Vets raised went into the pockets of the telemarketers, and the purported “suicide hotline” they provided connected only to the founder’s cellphone.
Local Organizing Needed to Eliminate Backlog of Rape Kits
In 2015, President Barack Obama proposed an initiative to end the dangerous backlog of untested rape kits around the country and backed it with $41 million. But it appears this pernicious misogynistic artifact will need local pressure and organizing to address.
Could This Political Environment Get More Toxic for Nonprofits? The Answer Is Yes—Unless You Act Today
Charitable nonprofits do not exist to launder political money but to solve problems in our communities. The collateral damage caused by these governmental actions would be devastating to the reputations of charitable nonprofits, even when they refuse to engage in partisan politicking.
FTC Launches Major Initiative to End Veteran Charity Fraud
In a historic move, last week the Federal Trade Commission and state charity offices announced a full-bench press response to the longstanding, widespread, and vile problem of charity fraud in the name of veterans.
Obama Calls on Youth to Get “Fired Up” about Inequality and Civil Society
In Johannesburg, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, former President Barack Obama calls for youth to lead the world in laying a new foundation to remedy economic inequality and rebuild civil society.
New York State Mulls Criminal Inquiry into Trump Foundation
When abrogation of responsibilities under the law occurs over an extended period of time, any private foundation should expect to be called to account. When they appear to be calculated and exploitive of tax exemption and the public’s trust, it may rise to another level. So it is for the Trump Foundation.
Will Cultural Change Follow Political Change in Charlottesville?
Less than a year after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city will soon have a new city manager to join its new police chief and city attorney and its first Black female mayor. That doesn’t mean that everything has changed.
The Deserving and Undeserving Poor: A Persistent Frame with Consequences
Have we ended poverty, or just changed the “frame”?
Advancing a DAF Regulatory Agenda from Within the Nonprofit Sector
Today, NPQ starts a four-part series about proposals for regulating donor-advised funds, or DAFs, drawn from the summer 2018 edition of the Nonprofit Quarterly. The growth of these funds and the need for further levels of regulation is a tender subject that’s much debated. Through this series, we intend to examine that need and who ought to do what about it.
Do Our Narratives about Young Leaders Limit the Power of Social Movements?
Future advocates are asking for communications tools. Do nonprofits meet them halfway?
Renewed Attempt to Curtail Johnson Amendment Passes US House
Like a bad penny, attempts to repeal or limit the law prohibiting charitable nonprofits—including churches—from involving themselves in partisan politics have turned up again.
Cities and Churches Partner to Address Metro DC Affordable Housing Shortfall
In the Washington DC area, churches, aided by local governments and nonprofits, are making surplus land available to expand the supply of affordable housing.