Spring 2013

Nonprofit Management

Oppressed Nonprofit Executives & References for the Unworthy: The Ethicist Weighs In

By Woods Bowman | August 31, 2018

AN NPQ CLASSIC: How many professional ethicists respond to questions that cite Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” with answers drawn from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes”? NPQ’s Nonprofit Ethicist finds answers to ethical conundrums concerning ugly confrontations among staff and board members, dysfunctional executive directors, and organizations chasing money in logic, philosophy, and literature.

Policy & Government

Why Nonprofits Need to Take on Tax Policy – NOW!

By Aine Creedon | April 29, 2013

NPQ has always cautioned that ignoring your public policy context is akin to turning over the keys to your house and having to ask permission to sleep on the couch. And of all the aspects of your public policy context, the scaffolding of tax structures is king

Nonprofit Management

“Poorly Written E-mail Tirades” and Nonprofit Consultant Quandaries: The Ethicist Weighs in

By Woods Bowman | April 22, 2013

Sometimes power is wielded in the most penny ante (but destructive) ways in nonprofitland. When does the wielding of positional power become an abuse and what should you do about it? The Nonprofit Ethicist is here to answer even the most mundane and sordid of questions.

Policy & Government

The Case against Rainy-Day Framing of Budgets and Taxes

By Susan Nall Bales | April 19, 2013

Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a faulty or rigged vending machine. So how do we change these entrenched ways of thinking? The FrameWorks Institute has some ideas.

Policy & Government

Tax Equity and the Nonprofit Sector

By Aine Creedon | April 19, 2013

When it comes to taxation, our country isn’t broke, just twisted—with a system skewed to favor the super-rich. What can nonprofits do to help? The author proffers seven ways to promote tax progressivity.

Policy & Government

Participatory Budgeting in the United States: What Is Its Role?

By Aine Creedon | April 18, 2013

Participatory Budgeting allows communities to shape their own fiscal destiny. Originating in Brazil and spreading across Latin America, it has now arrived in the United States. Where is PB headed, and what hurdles does it face?

Policy & Government

Nonprofits and State Tax Systems: The Big Picture

By Rick Cohen, National Correspondent | April 18, 2013

In order to weigh in on tax reform, nonprofits must first understand how states raise their money—which, thanks to murky documentation, is no easy feat. This investigative report delves into state taxation schemes and how they affect the nonprofit sector.

Policy & Government

Death by a Thousand City Fees: How Local Governments May Be Weakening Their Own Delivery Systems

By Jeannie Fox | April 8, 2013

Given the economic crunch, it’s no surprise that traditionally tax-exempt entities are being squeezed by local governments. When done without conversation, as in levies, this is problematic—but nonprofits would do better to come out fighting by making a strong case that the public actually want to see tax dollars devoted to their missions.

Board Governance

Surveys and Self Reference in Salary Setting: Dr. Conflict Weighs in

By Mark Light | April 5, 2013

You may think that a personnel committee is a necessity for a well-functioning board, but Dr. Conflict assures you otherwise. The board governs but does not manage the organization; personnel matters are not its job.

Board Governance

Islamophobia in Public Discourse: A Case Study in Building an Online Communications Hub

By John Hoffman | April 4, 2013

Many groups are interested in building an online hub of shared resources that will get members “on message,” but few do what it takes to get it right. This study shows how, by joining forces, a network of organizations reframed the discussion of the “war on terror.”

Spring 2013

By The Editors | May 4, 2013

Nonprofits & Taxes: It’s Your Agenda

Nonprofit Management

Oppressed Nonprofit Executives & References for the Unworthy: The Ethicist Weighs In

By Woods Bowman | August 31, 2018

Policy & Government

Why Nonprofits Need to Take on Tax Policy – NOW!

By Aine Creedon | April 29, 2013

Nonprofit Management

“Poorly Written E-mail Tirades” and Nonprofit Consultant Quandaries: The Ethicist Weighs in

By Woods Bowman | April 22, 2013

Policy & Government

The Case against Rainy-Day Framing of Budgets and Taxes

By Susan Nall Bales | April 19, 2013

Policy & Government

Tax Equity and the Nonprofit Sector

By Aine Creedon | April 19, 2013

Policy & Government

Participatory Budgeting in the United States: What Is Its Role?

By Aine Creedon | April 18, 2013

Policy & Government

Nonprofits and State Tax Systems: The Big Picture

By Rick Cohen, National Correspondent | April 18, 2013

Policy & Government

Death by a Thousand City Fees: How Local Governments May Be Weakening Their Own Delivery Systems

By Jeannie Fox | April 8, 2013

Board Governance

Surveys and Self Reference in Salary Setting: Dr. Conflict Weighs in

By Mark Light | April 5, 2013

Board Governance

Islamophobia in Public Discourse: A Case Study in Building an Online Communications Hub

By John Hoffman | April 4, 2013

Spring 2013

By The Editors | May 4, 2013

Nonprofits & Taxes: It’s Your Agenda

By Woods Bowman | August 31, 2018

By Aine Creedon | April 29, 2013

By Woods Bowman | April 22, 2013

By Susan Nall Bales | April 19, 2013

By Aine Creedon | April 19, 2013

By Aine Creedon | April 18, 2013

By Rick Cohen, National Correspondent | April 18, 2013

By Jeannie Fox | April 8, 2013

By Mark Light | April 5, 2013

By John Hoffman | April 4, 2013

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