Best known for investing in rundown, vacant properties, the nonprofit developer is trying a new tactic, creating mixed-income apartments in an up-and-coming Richmond neighborhood from a former hotel.
Playing the Compliance Card: How Texas Denies Education to Children with Disabilities
The Texas Education Agency has systematically denied thousands of children with disabilities access to special education since 2004.
Under Impeachment Threat, IRS Chief Testifies in House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Koskinen insists any delays were oversights and mishandling by career employees unaware of pending subpoenas and his own memos mandating preservation of evidence.
Ending Segregation in Education: The Impossible Dream?
There’s no doubt who is most harmed by the stuck nature of our public schools.
The Missing Link: Unlocking the Collaborative Potential of Fiscal Sponsorship
VOICES FROM THE FIELD:
Not every effort needs a nonprofit! Fiscal sponsorship, as an alternative and when done responsibly and responsively, can offer far more than a corporate umbrella and administrative services, at least when the groups in question are working in the same realm.
Trump Pays Legal Settlements for Businesses with Foundation Money—Experts Call Self-Dealing
The latest story on Donald J. Trump’s foundation is actually a real blockbuster. Did he really pay legal settlements out of his foundation’s coffers?
What Should a Populist Movement Ask of its Followers?
Lessons the Kony 2012 viral video offers today’s nonprofit striving for awareness and support.
Philly’s Nonprofit Daily Newspaper Publisher Has a New Leader
A former Wall Street Journal executive with a reputation for helping print newspapers adapt to the challenges of the digital age will helm the city’s two legacy dailies. Is he the right choice?
Baltimore: No “Charm City” For Black Residents Pursuing Education at For-Profit Institutions
When for-profit education institutions are good, they can be pretty good—but when they’re bad, they’re criminal.
Soros Pledges to Invest $500M in Businesses Run By and Benefitting Refugees
There is a bit of poetry in Soros’s commitment to invest in businesses that are run by or benefit refugees. We sort of wish it was purely the former, but he certainly knows the terrain.
Rape in the Military: Self-Reinforcing Systems Place Extra Stresses on Advocacy
As with climate change and a multitude of other issues, persistent denial of the facts can hold change at bay for extended periods. When the system is relatively closed, it makes things that much harder.
Recess: Making the Old New Again
Is there any idea worse than eliminating recess for a bunch of nine-year-olds? A new nonprofit demonstrates the benefits of recess.