Quantcast
Channel: All Site Terms - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Browsing all 934 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Opportunities and Challenges for Nonprofits in California’s Budget Surplus

CalNonprofits’ Sacramento lobbyist lays it all out for the Golden State’s nonprofits.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Detroit Symphony Doing Well after Strike Resolution

Classical music companies are struggling across the United States to remake their business models. The Hawaii Symphony, the New York Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony have all...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Local TV Links High CEO Salaries to a United Way Campaign

Though they are achingly repetitive and generally very badly done, nonprofit salary “investigations” are a reality of nonprofit life, but we can’t recall having seen this strategy taken before.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Small Survey of Foundations on “Hot Button Issues” Shows Little Hysteria

The findings from a recent survey of private foundation donors reveal that many foundations are not very alarmed by the current array of philanthropic "hot button" issues.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Congressional Investigations of Nonprofit Diversions of Assets Likely

Senator Grassley and Senator Coburn seem to have read the Washington Post investigations of nonprofit diversions of assets. Neither is likely to let the item pass without first convening congressional...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Atheists Say Churches Should Have to File Form 990s

American Atheists is challenging the IRS in federal court, saying that churches should be required to file Form 990s like secular charities. If they win, this would be a sea change for the hundreds of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cutting to the (JPMorgan) Chase Mortgage Settlement

Due to JPMorgan Chase’s record of intentional sales of “toxic” mortgage-backed securities, the biggest bank in the U.S. (by assets) got hit with the largest single-corporation fine in history. Want to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: Why a Living Wage Is Your Business

A down and dirty business case for paying a living, not a minimum, wage, and a nudge to the sector to take the issue on.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Prepare for Life without the Organization

The musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra seem to be progressing along parallel tracks: one being their discussions with the Minnesota Orchestral Association, the other looking more and more like...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Hot Residential Market a Sudden Boon to Some NYC Nonprofit Property Owners

The Nonprofit Quarterly has written a lot about the problems caused for many nonprofits by owning their buildings. Even in today’s newswires, there is a story about serious building problems among a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Knight Report Shows Dynamics of Revenue and Rich Mix of Investors in...

“Civic leaders and funders are increasingly exploring the potential for technology to promote healthy, vibrant communities. Though activity and investment in civic tech has grown over time, a lack of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Minnesota Orchestral Association Finally Comes to Terms with Musicians

The epic lockout of the musicians at the Minnesota Orchestra has lasted more than fifteen months and involved some moves by the musicians and the orchestra’s donors to establish an alternative...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

R.I. Urban League Sued by Employees of Its Homeless Shelter

The Urban League of Rhode Island is in one of those public organizational tailspins that require a strong board. Where is the board in this situation?

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Doctors’ Cooperatives as Social Enterprise: A Transferable Model?

A tradition of general practitioner cooperatives in the UK indicates how much we might be able to learn from looking abroad for models of social enterprise.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What Do Social Enterprises Have to Do with the Construction Industry?

As more companies take an interest in sourcing services from social enterprise groups, the Wates Group has seized the opportunity to establish the UK building industry’s first national brokering service.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Antisocial Social Enterprises and Insights on Real Collaboration

An anonymous “social entrepreneur” shares the secrets behind successful collaboration.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Entrepreneurship Run Amok: Seattle’s $2,000 Homelessness Tour

A so-called “social entrepreneur” in Seattle wants to offer tours of Seattle’s homeless life for $2,000 a pop. Really?

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Death, Monks, and Social Enterprise

The word of the U.S. Supreme Court “puts the final nail in the coffin” of the attempts by the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Homes to stop the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey from...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Proof that Social Enterprise Can Succeed as It Fails

The Montreal-based nonprofit that helped established many big-city bike-sharing programs has declared bankruptcy. What are the takeaways?

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What will Toms Shoes’ Leader Bring to Lululemon?

One potential benefit of running a successful social enterprise is a personal brand with a higher social consciousness. Did that weigh on the scales of Lululemon’s new choice for CEO?

View Article
Browsing all 934 articles
Browse latest View live