The Ford Foundation will have to tread very cautiously as it renovates its historic headquarters.
Iconic Ford Foundation Building to Have a Very Careful but Meaningful Redo
Unusual Work of Art Symbolizes Plight of Syrian Refugees
An art installation in New York, representing the lost days since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, illustrates the togetherness we need in the face of the refugee crisis.
Is Replicating the Wealth Divide in Nonprofit Executive Compensation OK?
The Forward has again done some exemplary reporting, this time on the increasing corporatization of executive compensation packages in large Jewish organizations, raising issues of pay equity.
Flint Declares State of Emergency Over Lead Contaminated Water; Residents Sue
The ACLU had to put an investigator to work to reveal the extent of the lead poisoning that Flint’s temporarily arranged water system posed to children. Now the new mayor is asking for federal help with what she expects to be the long-term costs of special education and other lifelong issues that may have been caused.
Boy Scout’s New Ban on “Political Advocacy” to be Tested
A gay rights group has no problem with the requirement that their Scout troops emphasize a “duty to God”—it’s the ban on advocacy that is a sticking point.
JFK Library Foundation Sheds More Key Staff in Veiled Transition Process
Connie Chin, chief operating officer at the JFK Library Foundation, is leaving after just a year in the job. Her departure comes just two weeks after the exit of Heather Campion, the much-embattled president.
New Yorkers to Protest Tina Fey Movie over Museum Expansion
As part of a long back-and-forth between residents and the American Museum of Natural History, local residents plan to protest trustee Tina Fey’s new movie to convince her to reject the museum’s $325 million expansion, which she helped approve as a board member.
Will the Resignation of the Founder Quiet Concerns about This Nonprofit?
The Urban Child Institute in Memphis has announced that its well-paid founder is leaving, but the story also reveals a board whose members showed little grasp of the organization’s finances or its purpose.
Scale and Sustainability—What’s a Funder to Do?
Voices from the Field:
How does a foundation decide whether something is sufficiently scalable and sustainable to fund? Carina Wong of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation slides the curtain back on its considerations.
What Ails the Red Cross Looks Like a Perfect Storm of the Very Familiar
An ongoing investigative series on the American Red Cross reveals problems that are pretty common but tenacious and alarming in a primary disaster response mechanism.
Pennsylvania Leaders Protest Six-Month Budget Impasse, Calling It “Criminal”
Political gridlock is hammering nonprofits that rely on public funding.
New Memphis Rape-Kit Facility a Model for Other Cities
As many cities and states grapple with a backlog of rape kits, Memphis surges ahead with a specialized unit that emphasizes the severity of doing too little.