A rare case where a donor’s major gift is rescinded as a result of sensitivity and grace rather than ego and acrimony.
A Blueprint for Restructuring Philanthropy
Eight philanthropic leaders consider how philanthropy as a field can respond to growing inequality.
Nonprofit Sues Local Government for Interfering with Contract with Feds
Why is a local nonprofit suing the city, which has been providing it with rent-free space, accusing a councilmember of trying to exert inappropriate influence?
Refugees and Social Enterprise: Considerations about Resettlement
Refugees got a bad rap from the RNC stage in Cleveland last week, but so-called American values are often exemplified among newcomers.
Two Boards Struck with Buyer’s Remorse
Almost all nonprofits need offices from which to operate, but some organizations fall in love with square footage and harm their missions by overinvesting.
Salesforce and the Question of “Good Politics”
The president of the Salesforce Foundation speaks on why the company’s advocacy of the LBGTQ community is good business.
Regulation of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations: An International Perspective
Global trends in regulating civil society organizations, particularly those working in human rights and the environment, can be pretty intimidating. United States nonprofits would do well to pay attention to these trends limiting the freedom to pursue charitable missions.
The Politics of Closing the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Kenya’s closing of Dadaab presents a twin challenge to all nations: Who can—and should—care for the world’s refugees, and what can be done to reduce the record number of refugees needing assistance?
Confused by a Surplus: Media Needs Education on Nonprofit Finances
Contrary to public perception, nonprofit organizations aren’t designed to lose money. Profitable, successful charities shouldn’t be automatically suspect or ridiculed.
VA Supreme Court Reviews Order Restoring Voting Rights to 206,000 Ex-Felons
Months after Virginia’s governor issued an executive order restoring voting rights to an unprecedented 206,000 ex-felons, Republican legislators are challenging the order in the state Supreme Court.
End the Madness! Compulsive Nonprofit Report Writing Must Go!
Too many nonprofits write reports that add no value and distract from service and mission fulfillment.
Designing for Racial Equality
Urban planners and designers are reexamining long-held design tenets for their effects on racial and economic discrimination.