School board officials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently held a meeting to hear opinions about a proposed resolution that would allocate almost a half a million in dollars in funding for a “Black Lives Matter” program that would specifically address issues affecting children of color in the school district.
Management guru Peter Senge has some words worth being heard in the offices of the BMGF: “Breakthroughs come when people learn how to take the time to stop and examine their assumptions.”
Did those in charge at Jerry Sandusky’s nonprofit know about abuse and look the other way?
In this “Voices from the Field,” Tim Delaney from the National Council of Nonprofits identifies what’s at risk when the nonprofit portion of infrastructure is underfunded.
It seems counterproductive to sacrifice tax exemption and voluntarily assume the burdens of taxation in a healthcare market with shrinking profit margins, however, one key benefit of for-profit status is access to capital markets for investment but where does community accountability fit?
A shareholder attempt to force greater transparency and awareness on ExxonMobil regarding the effects of climate change failed yesterday. What might those shareholders do next?
After 35 years, Burlington College in Vermont will be closing at the end of the month. The college’s line of credit has been pulled, and it has only 200 remaining students. Is its demise simply a part of a larger foregone conclusion?
Members of the UMass Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign have a win under their belts. Each win fuels the rest of the movement, so a big congratulations to them!
Do today’s seniors really want to live in age-segregated developments with integrated health and social-services services? Maybe not. A proposed expansion of a federal tax credit for seniors may benefit investors and landlords instead of impoverished elderly in need of affordable housing.
In a monumental step for sexual assault victims and advocacy groups, the Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will ensure fundamental rights for victims, such as notification of the results, location, and status of their rape kits. Now, it goes to the House, and advocates are pushing for it to become a law.
In a win for Planned Parenthood, a federal court checks a new state law to block funding for more than a million dollars in health services.
In our experience, consultants sometimes organize their approach to nonprofit boards around a set of strict norms and assumptions that are not exactly on point. That’s why we love this particular column: It’s a “physician, heal thyself” kind of piece.