Marvel Comics is promoting STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) education through a new series of comic book covers.
The New Overtime Rules Spotlight a Systemic Problem for Nonprofits
Nonprofits can’t raise prices as easily as for-profits, which means that absorbing cost increases, like those anticipated with new overtime eligibility rules for employees, leaves charities with difficult choices.
The American Repertory Theater at Harvard Revives and Entertains
The professional theater on the campus of Harvard University emerges from years of decline to achieve consistent sold-out shows and a number of Tony awards.
Creative Sponsorship Use by Local Nonprofits Opens Arts Patronage to Nearly Anyone
You don’t have to be a millionaire to be an arts patron in your community, as these innovative sponsorship options illustrate.
SPECIAL UPDATE: Thank You, IRS, For Returning EO’s Missing Link to IRS.gov
With little fanfare, the direct link to the IRS Exempt Organizations page reappeared on the main Internal Revenue Service website. While we cannot prove a direct causal link, attorney Marty Martin takes this opportunity to thank the Service for the change.
Donor-Advised Fund Provides Secret Funding Structure for Massive Police Surveillance Project
The transparency and accountability of donor-advised funds is becoming an issue in the wake of examples like a Baltimore DAF being used to support controversial law enforcement tactics.
States Struggle to Uphold Equitable School Funding Plans
Is California’s “local control funding formula,” intended to address the needs of poor children, meeting the spirit of the law?
Fighting the Tenant Blacklist
In the years since the Internet made public records accessible with the stroke of a key, data brokers have emerged to link them into profiles they can sell. The problem is that these records, especially civil court cases, are notoriously incomplete.
Found Objects: The Smithsonian’s New Black History Museum Will Feature Donated Treasures from Attics, Closets and Trunks
Americans have donated about 37,000 artifacts to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, including more than 20,000 photographs. While not all these items will be on display when the museum opens next month, collectively they represent a rich archive that will inform research and support loans to other institutions.
International Collaboration Reports on Violence against Environmental Activists
Practicing environmental activism in Latin America can be deadly. A new report documents the “increasing criminalization of social protest” in the region and what the future may hold.
Maine’s Katahdin Woods Becomes National Monument
The designation comes after decades of controversy over purchase and use of nearly 90 acres of forest.
Top 10 Nonprofit Transparency Dodgers List: Is this Watchdog Chasing Its Own Tail?
NPQ became suspicious when it saw who was on the BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s list of the “top ten transparency dodgers” among nonprofits. Some of the groups did not seem to fit in our experience with them, so we wanted to know how they got on the list—and we were a little shocked when we found out!