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.
Corporate America Emerging Source for Nonprofit CFOs
More for-profit CFOs are making the switch to the nonprofit sector, leaving behind high pressure and high salaries to find personal fulfillment and a different raft of regulations to satisfy.
GoFundMe Announces Guarantee to Fight Crowdfunding Scams…with Limitations
Online fundraising website GoFundMe’s new guarantee seeks to bolster user confidence and emphasize its successes, but the fine print raises questions.
New Report Asserts the Insurance Industry Captured Its Regulators
It’s no surprise that regulators and the companies they regulate are often linked. How do these relationships affect approaches to regulation?
USDA Celebrates Rural Cooperative Activity with the Best Possible Gift—Money!
Federal support of the cooperative business and nonprofit model is highlighted by the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Journeying toward Diversity: Voices for Children Rethinks Its Volunteer Recruitment Strategy
Interviews with foster youth led this local nonprofit to believe that it was most important to have supportive caring adults as advocates. But what if they could include community demographics as a consideration? That would set an example of what a truly reflective and inclusive volunteer community could look like.