studies and reports
New Study Suggests the US Could Benefit from More Nonprofits
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Five nonprofit scholars take a new approach to the question of nonprofit sustainability in a recent national study.
charitable sector
Calling for Candidates: 501c3s Should Just Say No
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Despite clear rules against electioneering by 501c3 organizations, a California nonprofit says it was paid to make campaign calls. This directly violates the prohibition on nonprofits engaging in any activity designed to influence the outcome of an election.
nonprofit hospitals
Hospitals in California Seek to Reduce Charity Requirements
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Several hospitals in California have petitioned the state attorney general to reduce the amount of charitable work they are required to do. But is that the direction in which nonprofits should be traveling?
Nonprofit News
Where Big-Name Philanthropy is Concerned, Are These 2 Celebrities Canaries or Anomalies?
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Pat Hayden and Donald Trump are two celebrities under fire for their charity work. Are they undesirable exceptions, or do their stories pose a threat to the perception and treatment of the nonprofit sector?
charitable sector
Which Nonprofit Sectors Were the Biggest Winners and Losers in 2014?
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IRS statistics show nonprofit growth since the Great Recession, but in this piece, the National Center for Charitable Statistics delves into the numbers by subsector and finds that some did far better than others.
Nonprofit News
Arizona Study Reiterates Nonprofit Ascendancy in the Economy
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The scale of the Arizona nonprofit sector suggests that it’s too big to overlook.
charitable sector
How Philanthropy Props Up Public Services and Why We Should Care
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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.