An Iowa newspaper takes seriously Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s complaints that U.S. foundations have been shortchanging rural America.
Update: Will Foundations Pay Attention to Ag Sec Vilsack on Rural Philanthropy?
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.
Dr. Conflict: About That %$@# Troublemaking Board Member…
How do you rein in a renegade ex-board member? The incomparable Dr. Conflict’s response may surprise you!
Another Gates Education Experiment Grinds to an End, Leaving Questionable Results Behind
An expensive partnership with the Gates Foundation leaves the Florida School District wondering if it was money well spent.
The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography
Despite a 20-to-1 imbalance in their favor, women are less likely to lead ballet companies, especially as they get bigger.
Some Big Names Decline Speaking Gigs at the Clinton Global Initiative
Just about everyone who declined a speaking slot at the Clinton Global Initiative this week has a legitimate scheduling conflict or past-practice explanation, but a Politico article suggests that some of this lessening of support may be occurring because of Hillary Clinton’s troubled presidential campaign, among other factors.
The Unusual Story of Rockefeller’s Judy Rodin and Doug Band of Teneo
The Rockefeller Foundation has paid Doug Band’s PR firm some heavy-duty money to promote the foundation and its CEO, Judy Rodin. Is it because of Band’s close connections to “wjc,” known better as former president Bill Clinton?
NYC Mayor Opposes Requirement for COI Filings by Nonprofit CEOs
The bill in the City Council comes as a result of a scandal involving the former CEO of the Queens Borough Library.
Pope Francis Addresses Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal during Philadelphia Trip
The controversy around Pope Francis’s attitudes toward the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church does not seem to have abated after his comments in New York and Philadelphia, even though he met and prayed with five victims of abuse.
A County’s Libraries Provide 24-Hour Internet with One Simple Step
The St. Clair County library system will stop shutting off its Wi-Fi at closing time, granting cardholders access so long as they are on the grounds.
Planned Parenthood, John Boehner, and an Uncivil Society…But Likely No Shutdown
Did House Speaker John Boehner fall on his sword to save the Republican Party from itself as an election looms, or to be freer to finally get some bipartisan-backed legislation passed before he retires? It surely wasn’t to save Planned Parenthood, a resilient national women’s health nonprofit long in the crosshairs of hardliners, but it appears to have done us all a favor—at least in the short term.