What happens when two super-smart, popular, and productive organizations set up house together? A merger of nonprofit support groups appears to be a natural next step.
Resignation as Moment to Move: Twin Cities Nonprofits Merge as Natural Next Step
After 45 Years, US Support for Death Penalty Drops below 50%—What Now?
Without much of the country fully recognizing the shift, death penalty opponents are faced with a moment where we may either repeat history or move forward to finally eliminate it from the criminal justice arsenal of responses.
“Black Monday” Demonstrations Lead to Polish Abortion Bill’s Defeat
In Poland, protestors took to the streets to stop proposed legislation that would have tightened abortion restrictions and imposed prison sentences on women participating in abortions and their doctors.
Will Princeton Go the Way of NJ Hospitals? Property Tax Exemptions Go Before Bianco
Skeptical citizens challenge nonprofit university tax exemptions in a sympathetic New Jersey court.
Nonprofit Trifecta: Rescuing Food, Hungry People, and the Environment
Focusing on healthy uses for “ugly food” helps one nonprofit feed the hungry and address environmental sustainability.
IMF and World Bank Group Address Global Economy: Driverless Car without Equity GPS
The world’s economies are adjusting to populist movements demanding local control amid the dispassionate forces of the international markets.
The Impact of Separate Schools: A North Carolina Story
Charlotte’s hard-won success in school desegregation has been reversed by the end of forced busing of students and a return to racially and economically based neighborhood school attendance.
Leonardo DiCaprio Unveils Climate Change Documentary
New documentary on climate change, Before the Flood, will be aired on the National Geographic channel, timed to the U.S. presidential election.
Taking Root: Nonprofits Help Refugees Create New Lives through Farming
Farming is a valuable bridge helping refugees adjust to a new life while being connected to their personal history.
A Youth Development Approach to Evaluation: Critical Participatory Action Research
This article explores how five youth development programs are using critical participatory action research and youth participatory evaluation to deliver on accountability while engaging youth and improving program delivery.
Feats of Agility and Responsibility
Selena Wilson VP of Organizational Effectiveness at East Oakland Youth Development Center
“I frankly feel like I have a gift and I feel compelled to use it. I’ve realized that not everyone is suited to or attracted to or knows how to work with young people and since I’ve been fortunate enough to have this gift, I just feel like I should use it if that makes sense.”
Dear Charity Navigator: Don’t Backtrack on Overhead Now!
Just when we thought the overhead myth might become an unpleasant memory, Charity Navigator brings back ranking scores based on arbitrary overhead evaluation.