While 400,000 Chicago students try to complete this year’s lessons, the very future of their city’s public schools hangs in the balance.
Chicago Schools Face Uncertain Future as Politicians Spar
10 New Mexico Nonprofits Punished out of Existence in Kafka-esque Purge
Fifteen New Mexico behavioral health services agencies were effectively shuttered when their Medicaid dollars were cut after the state “found credible evidence of fraud” relative to them all. Long story short: three years later, no fraud was uncovered.
As Unemployment Rates Decline, Food Pantries Prepare to Help More People
A return to pre-recession criteria for eligibility of federal food assistance programs will take place in many states this year. This could leave 1 million people nationwide seeking support from their food banks.
Charity or Reparations? Native American Farmers Say Nonprofits Not Right Place for Unspent Settlement Money
Following the federal government’s commitment to pay millions of dollars to resolve a class-action lawsuit filed by thousands of Native American farmers and ranchers, representatives of the claimants have now asked a judge to fix the “monumental” failure that has left more than half the total settlement—over $380 million—unclaimed.
Yulon & Acer Donate US$330,000 toward Taiwan Earthquake Recovery Efforts
A 6.4 magnitude quake provides large Taiwanese corporations with an opportunity to put corporate social responsibility into practice.
HONY Takes On Criminal Reform, One Inmate at a Time
Brandon Stanton wields the power of Human of New York’s “impact photography” to spotlight federal prisons across the northeast.
Staging a Comeback: How the Nonprofit Arts Sector Has Evolved since the Great Recession
The arts sector took a huge hit during the recession, and has been slow to recover. Why is this so, and what does it say about the future of artmaking organizations?
Budget Drama Continues at Nonprofit North Carolina Theater
Plot twists, casting changes, bad math and general embarrassment steal the show in the boardroom and at City Hall over “surprise” deficit at Durham’s historic Carolina Theatre.
Google Teams with Housing Authority of Kansas City to Bring Fiber
Twenty percent of Americans still don’t have access to home-based Internet or computers, but Google Fiber says it plans to help bridge the digital gap.
Not Political Props: Veteran’s Group Says No to Trump
Liberty House, a small veteran’s charity in New Hampshire, has a $300,000 annual budget, but it nearly turned down a donation that would have covered a third of that with no regrets.
Hospital PILOT Bill Reemerges in New Jersey Legislature—Too Soon?
The battle over the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals in New Jersey continues, as the debate pitting the state’s nonprofit hospitals against local governments seeking revenue rages on.
Nonprofits Engage Youth to Fight Religious Extremism and Terrorism
Nonprofits in Minneapolis are playing a strong role in fighting extremism in the Somali immigrant community via youth soccer coaches and community advocates.