In 2002, the Baltimore archdiocese released a list of 57 priests who had been credibly accused of sexual assault. More than a decade later, it has updated that count to 71 to alert the community and help victims heal and move on.
A judge rules that the Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia science museum, illegally charged admission fees to both a disabled patron and his personal care assistant, violating the ADA.
As with other bad ideas that catch fire, nonprofit organizations have felt the need to address the “bathroom bills” cropping up in wake of North Carolina’s controversial HB2.
Women in Africa are using nude protests to combat personal and institutional wrongs. An ancient form of resistance by women across Africa, strong and deeply rooted beliefs about the spiritual power of a woman’s nudity made such protests a dreaded last-resort tool in the past, but the slow pace of change for women now fuels its more frequent use.
A cross-sector network of over 250 foundations, businesses, schools and nonprofits has raised new funds to boost STEAM education in the Pittsburgh region.
While program-related investments remain vastly underutilized, many commentators believe recent changes in how the law is administered will encourage their greater deployment and change the competitive playing field for philanthropic dollars.
A standoff in the four-year battle over the accessibility of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on New York’s Roosevelt Island pits ADA priorities against design integrity.
GuideStar’s new tool allows nonprofits to fight the overhead myth by reporting impact-based data.
As funding from public dollars fades and tourism decreases, the Van Gogh Museum has come up with a creative solution to bring in revenue and maintain its position as one of the foremost museums in the arts sector.
Would the “Grand Bargain” that helped Detroit through its unprecedented bankruptcy—where private philanthropy helped bail out the city—work elsewhere? A report from the Manhattan Institute says cities like Chicago could go down a similar path, but other experts say the Detroit model cannot be easily replicated elsewhere.
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Too many nonprofit institutions across the country are facing major financial hurdles that put their survival in jeopardy, but too few have systems in place to know just how close they are to the brink.
The National Park Service plans to aggressively solicit corporate sponsorships using agency personnel as fundraisers. However, many object vehemently to the effort to brand this particular benefit to the public.