James Agee’s brand of immersive journalism serves as a touchstone for the journalistic ethics our country and world need today.
Revisiting Agee’s “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” as an Act of Social Change
What the New FASB Accounting Standards Will Mean for Your Nonprofit
The new FASB accounting guidelines will provide nonprofits new opportunities to tell coherent stories about themselves and to have better conversations about what’s needed for sustainability. This article will introduce readers to the basics and point to a more detailed webinar this afternoon.
Feds Step In on Dakota Pipeline, Citing Need to Recognize Tribal Rights
Last Friday, a federal judge denied the temporary restraining order requested by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, but then three federal agencies stepped in, halting the construction. Their joint statement is historic.
Head Start Regulations Aim to Reduce Rules by 30%
Using evidence-based practices as a guide, Head Start makes big changes in performance standards.
Nothing About Us Without Us: Descendants of Sold Slaves Make Counterproposal to Georgetown
Georgetown University has made an effort to acknowledge its role in the sale of 272 slaves, but when it comes to deciding an appropriate response, the descendants of those slaves believe they ought to have a voice—and they have a bigger future-seeking vision.
Superior Court Judge Calls CT Ed Funding “Irrational, Befuddled and Misdirected”
A decade-plus lawsuit against the state of Connecticut in search of equity for poor communities wins more than mere reform of the educational funding system.
Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary: Lessons for the Nonprofit Sector?
Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders considered Star Trek to be a strategic national resource.
Replicating a Memory: ‘Faux City’ Provides Reminiscence Therapy for People with Alzheimer’s
In San Diego, there’s a new kind of town on the map. This “faux city” intends to spark positive and specific memories in individuals whose minds and intellectual abilities have been compromised by Alzheimer’s and other dementia-inducing diseases.
Chicago-based Coding Organization Graduates First Class of Veterans
For many veterans, enrollment in coding boot camps provides a smoother transition into the civilian workforce.
House Mulls Koskinen Impeachment over IRS Scandal
John Koskinen wasn’t IRS Commissioner when the IRS scandal was discovered, but his actions related to the scandal’s investigations have placed him in political controversy.
Founder Problems Predictably Tear This Nonprofit Limb from Limb
Not every situation calls for a nonprofit. In fact, sometimes it may be the exact wrong move.
Gates Foundation Redoubles Its Commitment to Stop Mosquito-Borne Disease
Will gene editing cause the “end of nature” or rid nature of its most dangerous creature, the mosquito?