Pro-life groups are using geofencing to target ads towards women in abortion clinics. Is this a case of technology gone too far?
Geofencing and the “Abortion Minded”—Invasive Use of Technology by Activists
Nonprofit Devoted to Historical Preservation Invites You to Stay Over
Airbnb teams up with an established nonprofit, and we all get to cross “sleeping in a castle” off our bucket list.
Advocates Divided over Paying People with Disabilities Below Minimum Wage
Are the laws established to pay persons with disabilities at a wage below the minimum exploitive, or do they offer the chance for fulfilling work to a population in need of social supports? Advocates on both sides see the issue as critical.
Speaking Truth to the Power of the MacArthur Foundation
Phillip Jackson’s indignant rendering of MacArthur’s relationship to nearly two-thirds of Chicago’s population is pained, but his harsh words attempt to break the reign of institutional philanthropy’s aloofness.
Blue Lives Matter Law: Does Any Profession Have a Place in Hate Crime Protection?
Is this “Blue Lives Matter” law empty showboating, or does it offer needed protection for first responders?
Architectural Design as Social Change: Reports from the Front Lines
The focus of the 2016 international exhibition is on driving social change through architectural design. With 37 countries represented, issues like housing equity, environmental threats, refugee populations, and urban renewal are explored as design challenges.
Farm Gleaning Programs Bring Nutrition to the Food Insecure
Food banks and pantries are not always able to offer clients fresh produce. Creative partnerships with farms allow food that would otherwise be wasted to help those in need.
Devil in the Details: New Education Regulations Ignore Battle over Federal Role
Can the federal government satisfy those who worry that many states will ignore the needs of minority and at-risk students and allow them to receive a second-rate education at the same time it pleases those who see a reduced or no role for federal officials in public education?
Holder’s Mixed Message for Edward Snowden: “Trust Us”
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to Snowden: “Thanks for the whistleblowing, but no guarantees on the prison thing.”
Codifying Governance Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Sweet Briar College’s New By-Laws
Once stakeholders have risen up to retake a nonprofit that has wandered off track, how should that institution embody what it has learned about engaged governance in its by-laws? Here is one vivid example.
Nonprofit’s Staff and Community Beg for Defunding: The Wages of Organizational Rifts
A nonprofit’s community and staff are petitioning the Alameda Board of Supervisors to withdraw the group’s federal funding unless and until the leadership at the organization changes.
Another AG Calls Out Telemarketer ACS: A Business Partner in Scamming the Public “At Scale”
Associated Community Services, a telemarketer that works with so-called charities across the United States, shows up in one state after another as partners in charity scam cases brought by attorneys general.