Perhaps among all the arguments offered in this case, the most fundamental question came from Justice Sonia Sotomayor when she asked, “Could you tell what the value is to democracy from political gerrymandering? How does that help our system of government?”

A local activist calls out a powerful local philanthropic player on its lack of diversity in leadership. Let’s be clear; we will never change without this kind of stepping up.

Ever since the professionalization of the nonprofit sector that took place 30 years ago, nonprofit executive salary has been influenced by business compensation concepts—but for-profit pay practices cannot be indiscriminately applied to nonprofits. So what really powers executive pay in the sector? As it turns out, size does matter.

As 1980s presidential candidate Michael Dukakis found out, successfully standing up for criminal justice reform is sometimes like touching the electrified third rail. In this case, the target of pushback is a well-heeled philanthropic entity.

Planning cities around various concepts of justice is tough work, but when communities call for change, it’s time to act.

Nonprofits and their supporters advocate preserving their programs and back that up with an attempt at raw political power.

What is “population health management?” It just means keeping people healthy. And health has less to do with doctor’s visits, medicine, and health insurance than you may think.

Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab will collect and use longitudinal data to address the challenges of structural racism and the income and wealth disparities that are all too apparent across the city’s neighborhoods.

NPQ hosts an exclusive Facebook Live event with Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of the MacArthur Foundation. This may be the first in a series but you are our focus group so feedback is welcome!

NPQ has been following Goodwill of Omaha’s recovery from scandal for just under a year. The agency is now turning another corner with the installation of a new CEO, but the process of righting itself with its community will go on for a while.

Mass shootings, by disrupting our sense of safety, can sow wariness and mistrust of our fellow human beings. Yet social trust is the bedrock of any strong notion of a highly functioning civil society. One way of thinking of our sector’s role is that we are in the social trust building business. In today’s climate, our work is cut out for us.

Communities risk being torn apart by the current federal stance on immigration enforcement, but many nonprofits and localities have taken this moment to create more robust links between police and newcomers.