Most nonprofits won’t be solicited by W-2 scammers, and most that are will ignore the emails. Unfortunately, it only takes one slip to open the door to potentially disastrous consequences.
Texas Legislation Asks Local Nonprofits to Fill In for Broken Child Welfare System
As Texas considers privatizing foster care and child welfare, it should look to results in other states. It’s wishful thinking to believe the nonprofit sector can do it all.
Nonprofits and Big Data: Using Quantification to Restore River Ecosystems
Big data analysis can lead to natural as well as technological solutions to environmental problems.
Sessions Reengages Private Prisons to “Meet Future Needs”
Nonprofits working together with government have curtailed some of the over-incarceration in the federal prison system. Our new attorney general, though, clearly anticipates filling the prisons back up and has declared he will increase capacity through re-contracting with private prisons.
Ivy League Slavery Links Expose Dangerous History of Corporate “Philanthropy”
A new book asks some big, uncomfortable questions as it exposes how the very foundations of major American universities are deeply “rooted in the barbaric slave trade.”
Pope Suggests Greedy Christians Give Religion a Bad Name
Is it better to be an atheist who does good deeds than a Catholic who does not? Pope Francis’s words are in line with his teaching about stewardship and service and cut through the din of rhetoric to remind nonprofits and others of their mission.
Trump’s Election, Race & Culture: The “Ignored” Factor
Why did white voters support Donald Trump in large numbers? One report suggests the relevant issues are not jobs and finances, but race and cultural norms.
Georgia Charities Risk Losing Millions to One Philanthropy’s Risky Investment Strategy
The investment strategies of philanthropy affect communities and nonprofits in many different ways. Should the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation stake 85% of its assets on a Coke and a smile?
The 16 Ways Your 990 Informs on You
Many nonprofit leaders leave their 990s to their tax preparers. But more and more donors are examining the form as part of their due diligence. By using their returns to educate and clarify, nonprofits can garner increased revenue and donor engagement.
Pruitt Vows to Stick to the Law at EPA as FOIA Emails Reveal Fossil Fuel Ties
Pruitt’s quixotic quest to tear down the EPA could finally be bearing fruit.
No-kill Bee Rescue Meets Tornado: Is Silver Lining Far Behind?
Remember when a sinkhole opened up under what was until then the relatively obscure Corvette Museum, swallowing up some prized cars? We would bet the facility is far better known following that disaster. Perhaps this bee rescue can find a silver lining in the public education value of the tornado that took out part of the Texas facility.
The Takeover of Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camp
The Oceti Sakowin camp was the heartbeat of the protest against the Dakota Access pipeline and for similar movements across the country.