The Metropolitan Museum of Art is shedding some of its professional staff as it begins an effort to cut costs to address a looming deficit. Do the roles of the staff contain clues to its thoughts about what went wrong?
A report released by the Knight Foundation observes that the nonprofit form, though not a “cure-all,” offers some key advantages: reduced profit margin expectations and a diminished likelihood of being sold or dismantled.
The appointment of Sandra Edgerley and Linda Mason to The Boston Foundation’s board of directors represents the first time women have occupied both top roles.
VOICES FROM THE FIELD: For many years, people with time on their hands have argued with the use of the word “nonprofit” to define our sector. Perhaps they have missed the point: The term “nonprofit” works perfectly to denote a motivation that donors and volunteers want to see in addressing causes about which we all care passionately.
The Red Cross continues to resist efforts to evaluate its Haiti relief programs, and a key U.S. Senator has had enough.
Following several years of documented brutality against the Yazidi minority group in Syria and Iraq, the UN’s recently released report says the accumulated crimes amount to genocide.
The IRS has responded to nonprofit requests and federal court orders by releasing vast Form 990 information in searchable format—a real benefit to researchers and investigators.
Was North Carolina New Schools’ failure a sudden surprise or a foreseeable process, and was the board deceived?
The departure of Rockefeller’s CEO is being met with praise for corporate ties and an eerie silence about her relationships with grantees.
Corporate partnerships, city support, and parental fundraising build a unique outdoor STEM experience in a public school.
With the scandal of a few years ago not yet firmly in the rearview mirror, the IRS Exempt Organizations unit may be more careful and exercise less discretionary power. The guidance of the ACT report reflects that reality, even if it is dealt with less than explicitly.
NPQ’s “hot off the press” webinar review of the 2016 Findings of Giving USA.