In an effort to reduce overdose deaths linked to opioid addiction, the American Medical Association advocates eliminating screening for patients’ pain.
American Medical Association Says Pain Shouldn’t Be the Fifth Vital Sign
“Without Doing Anything Against It”: The Evils of Tacit Agreement
What lessons can we draw from the conviction of a former SS guard for his complicity in the mass murders at Auschwitz?
Murders as Warnings: 2015 Was Deadliest Year Ever for Environmental Activists
Advocacy and protest is often difficult, but should never be life-threatening. For those seeking to protect and improve the environment, 2015 was a particularly deadly year. Globally, the brutal murder of indigenous environmental activists, meant to warn off others who would take their place, hit an all-time high—and a watchdog group thinks the number is likely even higher.
Who Says a Common Agenda Is Necessary for Collective Impact?
The notion of a common agenda is often taken for granted as a core need for building collective impact, when in fact it poses a real stumbling block for networks in their early stages.
NPR Reporter Exposes Charity’s Failings
Orlando’s Angel Wings Project Pits the Spirit of Nonprofit Sector Against Hate
The old adage is that no publicity is bad publicity. But if you’re a member of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church intent on spreading hate and not looking ridiculously outnumbered and out of touch, you might start to realize that publicity just helps people prepare to counter your protest.
Public-Private Partnership or War? L.A. Schoolchildren May Soon Find Out
Giving support to the idea that this is overwhelmingly being treated as a campaign to be won, the nonprofit Great Public Schools Now has launched an advertising effort redolent of a political race that calls the district out for failure to provide a quality education to more than 160,000 students. Clearly, Los Angeles students deserve better than this.
Barron’s Warns Public on Joint Cost Allocations and Other “Accounting Chicanery”
The business publication Barron’s has discovered that “joint cost allocations” are problematic. But it is wrong when it suggests this means nonprofit accounting practices are generally more prone to hiding chicanery.
League of American Orchestras Confronts Questions of Diversity and Relevance
Promoting diversity in symphony orchestras is not at odds with the goal of promoting artistic excellence. We need to rethink our paradigm in order to promote lasting change in classical music.
Facing $10M Deficit, Met Parts Ways with 3 Highly Placed Employees
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?
Nonprofit Form No Panacea for Journalism—But It Goes a Long Way
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 Boston Foundation’s Baby Steps toward Gender Diversity
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.