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.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Geographic Inequities in SNAP Limit Its Effectiveness
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If balancing the geographic inequities of this successful program could improve family nutrition, children’s health, and school attendance rates, it seems worthy of attention.
employee ownership
British Study Makes the Case for a National Employee Ownership Policy
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In Great Britain, employee ownership is growing at a rapid clip of 10 percent a year. Now, an academic report commissioned by the country’s employee ownership association is making a call to spur further growth through concerted national policy.
Giving USA
The Very Good and Very Bad News in Giving USA’s Report on Philanthropy in 2017
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When you read beyond the headlines of how much charitable giving occurred last year, you’ll find the economic backstory pretty alarming. Can you say “plutocracy”?
studies and reports
Hints for Charitable Fundraising from Narcissists
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We love these studies that delve into the effects of fundraising messages on various folk. They can border on silly but are always thought provoking and sometimes instructive!
Fundraising
Short-Term US Fundraising Numbers May Not Help Nonprofits Predict Much
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The new Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report could be seen as another piece of dire news, but let’s keep a long-term view and remember that we are in unpredictable times.
social determinants of health
Are You What You Eat? California Seeks to Find Out
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The state of California is running a large-scale trial to determine if providing medically tailored meals for chronic health sufferers leads to better health outcomes at lower cost.
nonprofit jobs
Study Details Economic Impact of Nonprofits in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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A study commissioned by an alliance of human service nonprofits gives us a map of one county’s nonprofit sector. The report also aims “to raise the awareness” of the role that human service nonprofits play.
Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise’s Missing Factor: Is There a Soul in the Corporate Machine?
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On social enterprise, we start at a different place from this Deloitte report and come to a fundamentally different conclusion.
sliding scale tax abatements
Nonprofit Advocacy Group Details Cost of Corporate Tax Abatements
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Based on a new reporting requirement from the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), cities are, often for the first time, reporting their tax abatement payments to corporations, often used to “attract” employers to their cities. One important preliminary finding is that the cities that use tax abatements the most often have the highest levels of economic inequality.