In the UK, a drumbeat of progressive government funding cuts threatens the very concept of free museums and galleries.
“Someone Is Always Paying Somewhere”: UK Museums Face Entry Fees
Westboro Baptist Church Supports Louisiana Shooter: A Debate over Rights
Westboro Baptist Church leaders have resurfaced to threaten new protests, this time at the funerals of the two women killed by the shooter in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana.
In L.A., Very Slow Progress in Reforming 2 Utility Nonprofits
The controversial labor management nonprofits were heavily criticized in an audit by the Los Angeles City Controller last year.
Cancer Docs Allege Big Pharma Greed is Ruinously Out of Control
Anger is growing about the skyrocketing price of drugs. Not only can the cost wipe out a family financially in very short order, but some of the drugs being prescribed have a marginal effect, if any.
City of Chicago Gives Nonprofit Food Desert Buses Another Go
Mayor Emanuel obviously likes the idea of a mobile market approach to food deserts—enough that he is willing to back another nonprofit attempt go after the first went belly-up.
Cosby’s Exhibit at Smithsonian Elicits Polarized Public Responses
While visitors to the museum echoed the Smithsonian’s position that art must be viewed independent of its collectors, online reactions have been less tempered.
Anti-Muslim Paranoia in Wake of Chattanooga Shootings
The uptick in anti-Muslim sentiment that has followed the killings in Chattanooga should be a concern for nonprofits around the nation.
Boston’s Nonprofit Meds Do Much Better than Eds in Paying PILOTs
Under Boston’s late Mayor Menino, a model policy was developed to encourage more consistent and fair PILOT payments from large nonprofits. The health organizations largely comply, but not so the colleges and universities.
Charges of Nativism Emerge in Wake of Kate Steinle Murder
A nativist tone is being struck in American politics, manifesting in the reactions to the murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by an undocumented immigrant.
Gaza’s Orphans, Palestinian Civil Society and U.S. Philanthropy
A partnership between the Center for Arab American Philanthropy in Michigan and the Welfare Association based in Palestine is generating long-term support for the thousands of children in Gaza who have been orphaned due to three recent wars there—and with the commitment of a matching gift donor, building a tradition of Palestinian diaspora philanthropy.
Helping the Homeless Beat the Heat
Tiny Spark reporter Stephanie Kuo recently visited the Stewpot, a Dallas-based social service organization that’s offering summer survival kits to the homeless. Children volunteers raise money and then assemble and distribute the kits themselves. It’s part of a program teaching them about homelessness, privilege and the importance of giving back. Kuo’s story aired on public radio’s Texas
What Does an Ad for “Volunteer Professors” Portend for Nonprofit Work?
Volunteer and semi-volunteer faculty are increasingly visible in the world of colleges and universities, a trend toward the increasing casualization of the academic labor force.