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.
Idaho, one of only a few states to lack a women’s business center, has failed again to win a Small Business Administration grant to start one. What’s going on here?
An effort by a Dallas-based Habitat for Humanity chapter to scale up goes awry, leading to reorganization. This story of bold nonprofit ambition is a real rollercoaster ride.
More and more, nonprofits use social enterprise businesses to provide on-the-job training for the people they serve. Donor dollars finance wraparound services that supplement the income the businesses earn. Located in Los Angeles, Chrysalis is one of the leaders, having helped 60,000 people find and retain employment over three decades.
The large amount of informal housing in Puerto Rico has resulted in almost as many FEMA claims being denied as are approved.
This article refreshingly takes on the perilous practice of “dipping” into restricted funding streams to provide cash flow—an uncomfortable and widespread practice virtually necessitated by the odd characteristics of many nonprofit funding streams.
According to a recent memo, any US Department of the Interior award of $50,000 or more “to a non-profit organization that can legally engage in advocacy” or “to an institution of higher education” can be subject to review by political appointees.
More and more cities are asking large nonprofit sector institutions to make payments in lieu of taxes. At the same time, they’re fighting bidding wars to attract large companies with megadeals of $50 million or more.
The Shoals Crisis Center in Florence, Alabama, has been denied emergency funding and has stopped responding to victims of sexual assault. The organization’s failure to meet the terms of their grants ultimately cost victims an important resource.
What began with a $25,000 NEA grant in 2011 has blossomed into more than $1 million to fund community-building arts projects and a “sense of possibility” in rural Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
