While opponents of microhomes cite safety issues, proponents say the need for shelter is too immediate to nitpick.
After Legal Battle, L.A. Cracks Down on Tiny Homes for the Homeless
Flint’s Water Problem Lingers On and Michael Moore Tells Us 10 Reasons Why the Tragedy Occurred
Just because Flint is now in the news doesn’t mean that the right kind of political and environmental action will be applied.
Eviction Reform: A Movement Whose Time Is Now
Eviction is the central reality in a system of rental housing instability that consumes the lives of low-income families—both a literal loss of a home and a metaphorical separation of families from the economic mainstream of the U.S., a form of secular ostracism.
Who Controls Your City’s Schools? In Chicago, It’s Hard to Say
This week, a small incident involving three Chicago charter schools became the latest example of how complex public school oversight has become and how difficult it becomes for citizens to understand how public schools connect to them.
The Generational Echo: ’60s Kids Causing New “Boom” in Nonprofits
For decades, the nonprofit sector has been responding to the evolution of activists getting involved and altruists giving back. Studies show that baby boomers are positioned to leave an $8 trillion impact on the nonprofit sector.
Major Donor Demands CEO Resignation at Wounded Warriors
Has a high-profile national charity abused its public trust by lavish spending on conferences and staff meetings? Will its CEO be forced to resign?
Google Partners with UNICEF for Zika Virus Initiatives
Google has partnered with UNICEF to launch an initiative that will include an open source platform to identify areas at risk of transmission as well as support the humanitarian organization’s own campaigns to raise awareness of the virus.
Micromanagement or Insubordination: It’s a Matter of Perspective
Disputes between nonprofit boards and their CEOs often play out in predictable ways. It’s like a well-worn playbook that saps the energy of all those involved.
Opposition Group Forms against NYC Museum’s Proposed Expansion
A splinter group has broken off from the Defenders of Theodore Roosevelt Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan after some members felt the group had conceded too much to the museum’s expansion plan.
Sorry about All That “Impact Revolution in Philanthropy” Stuff
An apology from Ken Berger and Caroline Fiennes about their part in defining “impact philanthropy” leads back to a more constituent-focused but research informed model in which we—and most successful nonprofits—have always believed.
SCOTUS Begins Arguments in First Abortion Case in a Decade
Texas clinics are challenging a 2013 law that has allegedly contributed to or caused the closure of half of Texas’s abortion clinics with stringent regulations that, clinics say, unduly burden one’s access to an abortion.
Former Provider Sues in New Mexico Mental Health Dispute
If La Frontera’s suit prevails, it will not only recover lost funds for the nonprofit, it will also help affix blame for the destruction of New Mexico’s Medicaid-funded behavioral health provider system.