tax breaks
In Nashville, Corporate Tax Subsidies Are Questioned as School Revenues Fall Short
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Nashville is booming, but public schools face possible budget cuts. What happened? Turns out that corporate tax abatements are not cost-free.
Tennessee
Nashville Adds Economic Incentive Transparency Rules in Reaction to Amazon Bid
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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.
Board Diversity
Chattanooga’s New Strategy for Growing Minority Nonprofit Board Membership
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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.
government contracts
Not So Fast, County Board! Nonprofit Autonomy in the Age of Contracting
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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.
drug treatment programs
No Room at the Inn for Addicted People in Some States
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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.
environmentalism
Beyond Planned Gifts: Could Your Last Gift Be Your Burial Site?
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Green burials might be a new way to go green for conservation supporters and leaders.
Nonprofit Management
Seed-giving Company Plants Roots in Social Enterprise Movement
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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.
disaster charity
Civil Society at its Best On Display in Eastern Tennessee
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Many initiatives are underway to bring help and hope to those affected by the wildfires.
Nonprofit News
The Habit of Exclusion: Questions Raised by Activists on the “Chattanooga Way”
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The following questions should be asked and answered by major philanthropies and nonprofits pursuing policy in every city in the country.
Nonprofit News
What’s the Prescription for the Blight Contagion In Memphis? A New Nonprofit?
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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.