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The Man Who Will Go Unnamed, and His Little Friend
Your New Nonprofit Profile Launched Today at GuideStar
GuideStar went live yesterday with its new nonprofit profiles, and if you have not seen the quite phenomenal change in look and accessibility at this central hub of nonprofit information, you really should go check it out.
Microsoft Pledges $1B in Software to Nonprofits & Universities
Microsoft has pledged to donate $1 billion in technology services to nonprofits and university researchers over the next three years. Is it philanthropy, or a bid for market dominance?
The Whole Mess at Whole Foods: Questions of Leadership and the Personal Sphere
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey tries to have his vegan cake and eat it too as he continues personal ties with Marc Gafni, a new age spirituality leader with a long history of accusations of sexual abuse.
Religions and Food Waste Reduction: A National Innovation Lab for Behavior Change?
The scale of the challenge to reduce food waste in the U.S. has led to new collaborations being forged with religious organizations to change consumer behavior. Monitoring these efforts could be hugely valuable to other nonprofits seeking social change.
An Ominous and Sudden Departure at the Livestrong Foundation
The departure after nine short months of Livestrong’s new CEO may be a bell tolling for its attempt to rebrand.
A Lesson from Flint in the Limitations of Running Everything “Like a Business”
The tiresome idea that nonprofits should be run like businesses is still hailed as revelatory decades after it was first introduced. But yesterday, the limitations of such a view became obvious when applied inappropriately to government.
Philadelphia’s Updated “Ban the Box” Rules Cause Implementation Concerns
Philadelphia’s newly updated, more restrictive “ban the box” policy is going into effect in a few months, and many are concerned about the potential impact on the city’s private employers.
When Alcohol Funding Dries Up: Scholarship Program Faces Its Future
Scholarship funds allocated through an alcohol tax may prove temporary as the solvency measure expires at the end of 2017, leaving students to find other means of paying for college.
NJ Bill Requiring Standard Fees from Nonprofit Hospitals Gets Gov’s Pocket Veto
A New Jersey bill that would have charged all nonprofit hospitals a standardized fee for local services based on numbers of beds has expired with the end of the legislative session.
Muslim Meat Plant Workers Fired over Prayer Protest
Reasonable accommodation, or undue hardship? And will anything change after this falling out between Muslim workers and their employer?
The Social Cost of Racial Isolation
The “invisible hand” of income inequality may be reshaping the racial composition of metropolitan neighborhoods in ways that perpetuate racial isolation.