University presidents’ salaries break the $1 million barrier more often; meanwhile, the use of endowment funds attracts greater scrutiny and tuition rates are on the rise.
Nonprofit University Presidents’ Salaries Skyrocket
The EPA’s Incapacitation is an Assault on Fragile Environments and Species
The weakening of the EPA comes at a terrible time, when wide scientific consensus agrees that our planet is at the brink of, and may already be experiencing, a sixth mass extinction.
Racial Health Disparities Are Well Documented
If education, income, and a strong support system cannot protect black women from dying during and shortly after childbirth, what can?
Trauma Work: Child Psychiatrist Calls for US Government Apology to American Indians
Trauma intervention programs build partnerships that are helping American Indian communities to heal, notes a child psychologist in Scientific American. But true healing requires US acknowledgement of the reality of historical trauma and oppression from colonialism.
A Field’s Transformation: Animal Shelters Reboot for Engagement and a Higher Standard
Singles night has gone to the dogs, and that’s a great thing for the animal welfare sector.
Ohio Attorney General Closes Another Uncharitable Charity: A Pattern of Fraud
State attorneys general are systematically suing to close a certain type of scam charity that has long besmirched the good name of the nonprofit sector.
The Undoing of the CFPB: Why Consumers Should Know and Care
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established in 2010 as a part of the Dodd-Frank reforms following the 2008 financial crisis. But if you were counting on someone in government to watch out for you and your finances, that may now be a thing of the past.
NJ Bill Would Discourage Citizen Lawsuits Challenging Nonprofit Exemptions
A new bill in New Jersey is aimed at preventing citizens from suing nonprofits to question their right to tax exemption.
Los Angeles Housing for Health Program Saves Public Funds
Providing stable housing for homeless individuals can improve health and save public dollars, according to a new study from the Rand Corporation.
How Important Is Integration to Nonprofit Charter School Leaders?
If school choice strengthens patterns of school segregation or fosters racial imbalances, should charter school leaders take responsibility for changing the picture?
Perverse Incentives in Asthma Treatment Endanger Lives and Cost Taxpayers
While the data show treating asthma outside of hospitals is cheaper and more effective, it is easier for a health system to get paid if it waits for patients to arrive at the emergency room.
Trump Attends Civil Rights Museum Opening while Some Civil Rights Vets Do Not
Surprisingly, President Trump stayed on script at the Civil Rights Museum opening…most of the time.