The GOP prepares a conservative party platform heavy on criticism of the Obama administration and the current role of the federal government in American society.
Anti-Obama Draft GOP Platform Presents Stark Differences and Few Surprises
The States and the Feds and Nonprofit Regulation
There are dovetailing nonprofit regulatory shifts afoot at the federal and state levels that you should be watching…
Pokémon Go…to the Opera? How Nonprofits Have Made the Game Their Own
The Pokémon craze of the ’90s has been reborn in a smartphone app. Pokémon Go adds mobility, providing nonprofits with a new way to attract new audiences.
Endangered Nonprofit Health Insurance Co-ops Dwindle
Nonprofit health insurance cooperatives were supposed to compete with other insurers and keep rates lower. Mounting financial losses and regulatory burdens have caused most to close and the others to be at risk.
FEGS Exec Rebrands Himself after $200 Million Charity Demise
While failing at business is part and parcel of entrepreneurism, how about when that failure helps bring down an enormous social service agency serving vulnerable populations? A month after FEGS Executive VP Ira Machowsky left with a six-figure severance package, the organization collapsed amid millions in debt. Now he offers services as an executive recruiter for nonprofits.
Rikers Receives 4th Extension for Ending Youth Solitary Confinement
Over the objections of advocates, the New York Board of Corrections granted a fourth delay for DOC to end isolation. Despite a policy change 18 months ago, the DOC has only eliminated solitary confinement for a small portion of the juvenile inmates at Rikers Island.
Maryland Affirms Shutdown of Fraudulent Veterans Charity
Some organizations that claim to benefit first responders and veterans have less than desirable fundraising practices, and the worst of these practices have become a part of our landscape, right across the country. A fraudulent Maryland veterans nonprofit and its leaders lost their appeal and were ordered to cease and desist operations.
Nonprofit Research Firm “Nudges” Students toward College Degrees
Too many students start college but never finish. Will nudging toward success help, or will it simply enable bad habits?
A Presidential Speech in Dallas: Weeping at Night and Joy in the Morning
President Obama’s remarks at a memorial service for five slain Dallas police officers merit broad consideration, so NPQ publishes the full transcript here.
Report Reveals Central Need for Legal Assistance among Veterans
Ironically, the two big solutions for homelessness—universal housing subsidies and universal civil legal defense—are the same for vets as for low-income households generally.
Close Quarters: Nonprofit Leaves One Florida City with a Big Debt
The city of Margate had been advancing funds to the Alzheimer’s Family Center for years, but not getting reimbursed—and now the agency has left town.
Chicago’s Black Community Challenges MacArthur Foundation to Do More
When it comes to solving the bane of racism in America, there may be limits to what philanthropy can accomplish.