Two artists are rolling around on a rehabilitated campaign bus/public art project as a way of raising awareness of Trump’s misguided policies.
Anti-Trump Activists & Artists Remodel Campaign Bus as Portable Art Project
Tiny Spark’s Guide to Good Giving
In this miniseries, we unpack the many choices and dilemmas donors face at the end of the year and hear advice about how to give wisely during the holiday season.
St. Louis Archdiocese Cutting Ties with Girl Scouts
A battle of missions is brewing in St. Louis between the Catholic archdiocese and the Girl Scouts.
Library with Priceless Collection Of Black Literature Crumbling in Chicago
The Midwest’s largest collection of black literature is in jeopardy. The Carter G. Woodson Library in the Southside Chicago neighborhood of Washington Heights is in danger of being destroyed as the building housing it crumbles.
Mad at the Met: Logo Lacrima
People do get unaccountably worked up over logos, but the kerfuffle over the new icon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is not just a little crazy, but all that an institution could want in a rebrand.
Is Teach for America the Skeleton in the Closet in this Mayoral Race?
Drew Franklin, writing for AlterNet, says he was unable to get confirmation on whether or not DeRay Mckesson’s candidacy for mayor of Baltimore was being backed by TFA. He reports being met with Mckesson’s refusal to comment.
New Government Programs Look to Close Digital “Homework Gap”
As more schools move to an online platform to assign, explain, and accept homework assignments, students and parents in low-income households are forced to find other ways to access the Internet. Two separate government programs may help soon close the “homework gap.”
State Legislation Tries to Shield This Hospital Merger from Federal Scrutiny
The West Virginia legislature is considering a bill that would exempt Cabell Huntington Hospital from state and federal antitrust laws. Specifically, the bill seeks to exempt organizations subject to the oversight of the West Virginia Health Care Authority.
Can “Effective Altruism” Really Change The World?
Philanthropy must help transform the world, not simply make choices that appear to be rational within the current global order.
Nonprofit Cybersecurity: Hospital Pays Ransom to Hackers
The story of the Los Angeles hospital whose operations were compromised by hackers should grab our attention. Though the hospital is a profitmaking venture, the situation should remind us that it could happen to us as well.
When It Comes to Education, Money Does Talk
The conventional wisdom among education reformers is that mere increases in public spending can have little effect on educational disparities—but is that true?
2 Foundations Choose Higher Payouts & Invite Philanthropy to Rethink
In January, two prominent philanthropic leaders passed away. Now, the foundations they created ask other foundations to support their legacy by increasing grants to alleviate poverty.