A SCOTUS labor case offers a lesson in the merits of explanatory chains.
Who Are You Talking To? The Peril of Assumptions in Nonprofit Communications
American Indian Nations Act to Ensure Their Inclusion in Opioid Settlement Talks
In 1998, a tobacco settlement produced $246 billion for state governments but not a cent for American Indian nations. With hundreds of opioid-related lawsuits now in front of a Cleveland-based federal judge, American Indian nations are determined not to be left out this time.
The Limits and Meaning of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
A recent US Supreme Court decision stresses the importance of government agencies giving “neutral and respectful consideration” to issues of religious freedom.
Effective Altruism: A New Movement, or Another Failed Philanthropic Proposition Repurposed?
Are effective altruists doing their part to effectively suppress giving?
Spinning Gold into Good: Nobel Economist Bequeaths Medal Proceeds to Southern Poverty Law Center
The Nobel Prize in Economics medal awarded to Thomas Schelling in 2005 was auctioned, following his death and according to his wishes, with proceeds donated to battle racial and social injustices.
Education Philanthropy’s Unproductive Innovation and Ideology Mix
When political ideology turns innovation from a process of exploration and learning into a crusade largely disconnected from community, the potential benefits are lost.
U of L Foundation Saga Continues with More Complexity than Clarity
Here’s a clue: When your trustees don’t understand your financial reporting or decision-making even after a “turnaround,” the road you’re on may still lead to a very bad place.
Leadership Lesson for Nonprofits: Empowering Hospital Staff More Broadly Brings Better Health Outcomes
A new medical study of ten hospitals finds that a team approach to health that also taps the skills of nurses, technicians, and administrators outperforms the standard doctor-centered approach.
Arnold Foundation to Build $50M Philanthropic Research Fund to Study Gun Violence
Even as students all over the country are subject to mass shooting drills in schools, where they have every right to feel safe, due to a 20-year-old NRA-backed amendment there has been no federally funded public health research on the topic of gun violence. The Arnold Foundation is now stepping up with a leadership grant of $20 million to make that research happen.
Nonprofit Leadership Lessons from Chicago’s Public Schools
Simply meeting the letter of the law should never be sufficient in publicly accountable institutions, as we are reminded here.
Nonprofit Uses of Data: Communities in Schools Plays It Right
Communities in Schools’ ability to secure sizable long-term grants from a “big bets” funder is based on its emphasis on metrics, willingness to change, and resourced commitment to bring its entire network of affiliates in line—rather than from clear-cut evidence of impact.
Medicaid Expansion in Virginia to Help 400,000 Gain Health Insurance
Following a wave election last November that upended state politics, Virginia’s legislature voted last week to become the nation’s 33rd state to provide Medicaid services to residents earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.