A UK Government medical research spending review could mean pharmaceutical companies move abroad.
University Medical Research in UK Under Threat
What Might Republican Fundraising Teach Us about Timing of Online Asking?
One platform that GOP candidates for president use for online fundraising discusses important issues of timing. Do their trends apply to you?
Research about Doctors Soliciting Donations from their Cancer Patients
A University of Michigan radiation oncologist, Dr. Reshma Jagsi, has published remarkable research on some doctors’ solicitation of charitable donations from grateful patients.
Harvard Loses 2 Staff Members for an Annual Savings of—Hmmm—$18M
Harvard’s endowment saw a mere 5.8% investment return for fiscal 2015. After natural resources were cited as an area that underperformed, the heads of natural resource investments and alternative assets “decided to leave.”
Redlining as a Product of the Racist/Classist Pseudoscience of Eugenics
As North Carolina does the right thing by trying to compensate some of the victims of its state-sponsored, forced sterilization program that started in 1929 and didn’t end until 1974, we are reminded that eugenics, a pseudoscience promoted in the early 20th century by some major U.S. foundations, influenced many public policies, including the federal government’s design and implementation of mortgage redlining.
Bank Redlining on the Upswing: Old and New Challenges for Nonprofits
The Justice Department and CFPB’s record-breaking settlement with Hudson City Bancorp over the lender’s redlining practices indicates that the old problem of redlining hasn’t gone away, but may actually be on the upswing.
NLRB Rules Canvassers are Employees, Not Contractors
The NLRB has reversed an administrative law judge and ruled that the canvassers that raise the money for Sisters’ Camelot in Minneapolis are employees and can unionize.
Using Technology to Improve Healthcare in Rural Maine
Residents of Washington County, Maine suffer from some of the highest instances of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. A new pilot program is hoping to improve care by providing medical personnel with mobile devices loaded with medical apps.
At Last! Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law Opens
In the fight for public safety and democracy, lawsuits are an indispensable tool for holding corporations accountable. That’s why Ralph Nader’s new American Museum of Tort Law is an important new contribution to the civic education landscape.
Update: Will Foundations Pay Attention to Ag Sec Vilsack on Rural Philanthropy?
An Iowa newspaper takes seriously Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s complaints that U.S. foundations have been shortchanging rural America.
De Blasio Announces Major Expansion of Legal Aid to Low-Income Tenants
In New York, the problems of homelessness and gentrification are sufficiently linked to cause officials to expand funding to help tenants resist the attempts of landlords to evict or harass them.
USDA & HHS Pick 10 Rural IMPACT Demo Sites: Community Action Agencies Well Represented
Community action agencies must be very proud that they got five of the ten Rural IMPACT demonstration program designations, but the Rural IMPACT program offered by USDA and HHS doesn’t offer much more than TA and a VISTA worker. This is typical of many new federal programs: TA and publicity, but no money.