Spring 2015

Inequality and Space: Mapping the Geography of Human Services

By Brent Never | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 31, 2015

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Many feel that privatizing public services is a contradiction in terms and leads to any number of problems; and, in the context of human services, inattention to matters of geography appears to result in misallocation and/or unequal quality of delivery—unsurprisingly, with the highest levels of inadequate or distressed providers correlating with less well-off communities. Mapping service providers, says the author, can enrich the debate and help us to grapple with these spatial concerns.

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How Philanthropy Props Up Public Services and Why We Should Care

By Beth Gazley | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 27, 2015

Philanthropic support for public services is increasing rapidly, and we should be concerned about the long-term implications on a number of fronts—in particular, the tendency of private funding of such services as schools and parks to exacerbate rather than eliminate financial and geographic inequities and to reduce public accountability and citizen access.

Policy & Government

Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America

By Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe and C. Eugene Steuerle | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 27, 2015

This article, originally published by the Urban Institute, presents nine charts illustrating why it is that wealth inequality, in particular as it pertains to race, persists in the United States.

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Do the Fruits of Philanthropy Now Fall Closer Than Ever to the Tree?

By The Editors | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 25, 2015

As wealth becomes more stratified, giving goes up—but more of it is being directed by the highest-level givers. What does this mean for democracy? This article is from NPQ’s latest edition of its print magazine, entitled, “Inequality’s Tipping Point and the Pivotal Role of Nonprofits,” and is part of our emphasis on inequality.

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2015 “Selfie Awards” Salute Philanthropic Narcissism (Recipients Boycott Ceremony…but Need Not Be Present to Win)

By Phil Anthrop | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 25, 2015

In this face-off between entrenched, self-regarding foundations and a group of young upstarts out to rattle the status quo, the latter inevitably win the fight. Add a dollop of social media, and all bets are off.

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Not Adding to the Problem: Seven Ways Your Nonprofit Can Avoid Mirroring Practices That Perpetuate Inequality

By Jon Pratt and Ruth McCambridge | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 21, 2015

AN NPQ CLASSIC:
Nonprofits must perform continual self-assessment to ensure that they are not contributing to the inequality that permeates the larger culture. This article presents seven key practices every nonprofit should adopt.

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From a Tangle of Pathology to a Race-Fair America

By Alan Aja, Daniel Bustillo, William Darity and Darrick Hamilton | PREMIUM CONTENT | March 18, 2015

In this article that looks at the postracialist stance on the status quo, the authors ask, “Has America really transcended the racial divide, and can the enormous racial wealth gap be explained on the basis of dysfunctional behaviors?”