charter schools
Public Schools for Private Benefits: An Arizona Tale
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This change in charter school ownership from for-profit to nonprofit appears to have only one rationale: more profit for the current owner.
environmental nonprofits
What’s Behind an Australian Foundation’s $444 Million Windfall?
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An Australian government grant of $444 million to a nonprofit with six full-time employees raises concerns about the government’s grant process, as well as its strategy for limiting damage to the Great Barrier Reef.
executive compensation
Political Connections and a Sky-High Salary at State Domestic Violence Nonprofit
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Questions are being raised about the salary of the CEO at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Board Chairs
When Your Nonprofit’s CEO Is Also Board Chair—and Makes Top Dollar
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Yatooma works for Charity Motors, a 501c3 with annual revenue in the $6 million range. He’s not just the 12th-highest-paid nonprofit executive in Detroit, with compensation of $263,585; he also chairs the board.
university foundations
University Foundations Have Some Lessons to Learn
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Conflicts of interest don’t just need to be noted; they should be prevented whenever possible.
conflicts of interest
“No More Politicians on Staff,” Vows Nonprofit—Albeit a Little Late
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Three local politicians on staff are three too many, decides this Delaware nonprofit.
Chicago Public Schools
Nonprofit Leadership Lessons from Chicago’s Public Schools
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Simply meeting the letter of the law should never be sufficient in publicly accountable institutions, as we are reminded here.
tangled relationships
Mount Ida College Closing Raises Questions about Potential Conflicts of Interest
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In the wake of the precipitous closing of a small nonprofit college in Massachusetts, a tangled web of relationships links the president, an elderly donor/lender, and various staff and board members.
Board Governance
Conflict of Interest Policies: Not Just More Nonprofit Documents
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What separates the world of private business from nonprofit organizations? Nothing more clearly than the “no private inurement” clause of the Internal Revenue Service’s rules and regulations related to charitable organizations.
Johnson Amendment
Caught in the Crossfire: A Johnson Amendment Story
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Local city councilmember finds himself juggling between two rival community-based nonprofits, leading him to violate the city charter.