voting rights
The Rebirth of the Voting Rights Act
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The new voting rights bill is yet another instance of an issue that’s important to the people being blocked by politicians.
community confidence
Survey Reveals Partisan-Based Confidence Gaps in Institutions—But Not for Nonprofits
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A few institutional types stood out as being having a similarly high rating across party lines. One of those was “nonprofits.”
partisanship
Courageous and Ethical Leadership in a Polarized World
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The genius of movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #BlackLivesMatter is that while each had its creators and drivers, who spark and tend the flame, no one has really been in charge of making it all happen. That makes them messy and unpredictable. But it also gives them their power to change culture.
Nonprofit News
The Koch Brothers v. Tom Steyer on Our Country’s Future: What’s Wrong with this Picture?
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Tom Steyer may be emerging as a counterforce to the Koch brothers, but billionaire influence in politics is just one more threat to our democracy.
Johnson Amendment
Dep’t. of Small Mercies: Johnson Amendment Repeal Gone from Still-Terrible GOP Tax Bill
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Despite the president’s promise to “totally destroy” it, the provision prohibiting partisan political activity by 501c3 nonprofits is no longer a target in the latest version of the bill.
Policy & Government
Repeal of Johnson Amendment: One Step Closer and Another Step Worse
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Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee inserted language into the tax bill that would repeal the Johnson Amendment for all nonprofits, inviting trouble that we do not need or want.
lobbying by nonprofit groups
Don’t Tread on Us: Keep Toxic Partisanship Away from Nonprofit Missions
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This call to action from Tim Delaney, the CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, is an alert for this sector to loudly remind this administration and the people of this country that most nonprofits do not wish to be dragged into the partisan political arena. We have other important work to do that requires independence from that sphere.
Nonprofit News
Ohio Nonprofit Loses State Space for Partisan Political Activity
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A cautionary tale: Nonprofits need to stay as far away from partisan politics as possible. But you already knew that, right?
Nonprofit News
The Anti-BDS Effort of Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Gets Caught in Partisan Politics
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The alliance between Republican political financier and Nevada gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson and Democratic donor and Hollywood power broker Haim Saban to support nonprofits opposing Israeli divestment campaigns seems to have come to an end.
municipal pensions
Do Outsized “Platinum Pensions” Belong in This Sector? Yale’s Pres Receives $8.5 Million in “Additional Retirement”
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While some foundation leaders complain about public sector pensions like those in Detroit, they seem noticeably quieter when it comes to the salaries and pensions of their peers, like the $8.5m “additional benefit” given to Yale University’s president Richard Levin upon his retirement.