In October, Nashville submitted a bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. But no one would say what Nashville had offered. This month, by voice vote, the 35-member Metro Council passed new disclosure requirements for any company seeking economic development incentive support.
Yes, this is still a thing, but a new website, potentially a national model, connects minorities to nonprofit boards, making their case difficult to ignore.
Earlier this month, a county board of commissioners in Tennessee had to backtrack on a resolution designed to exert inappropriate control over independent nonprofits receiving county funding.
Stark differences in addiction treatment across state lines have led patients to travel long distances for treatment. Georgians are becoming frustrated by the burden of treating other states’ underserved patients.
Green burials might be a new way to go green for conservation supporters and leaders.
Socially conscientious businesses, and specifically buy-one-give-one companies, have made their way into a variety of industries.. A new model of the popular framework is aiming to give consumers the opportunity to buy one and give many.
Many initiatives are underway to bring help and hope to those affected by the wildfires.
The following questions should be asked and answered by major philanthropies and nonprofits pursuing policy in every city in the country.
Seven million dollars is suddenly available in Tennessee to address blight, and blight-ridden Memphis is working quickly to set up a brand new cross-sector nonprofit to compete for the money.
As many cities and states grapple with a backlog of rape kits, Memphis surges ahead with a specialized unit that emphasizes the severity of doing too little.
