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The Nonprofit Version of a Powerball Win
Just as a really big lottery win can have devastating effects on the winner, that really big grant you dream about may also come with some unintended consequences.
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COF’s Business Model Turnaround: A Pretty Penny’s Worth
The Council on Foundations lost a chunk of change during the recession; time for a new business/program model!
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House Adjourns With No Vote on Sandy Relief
Last week the Senate approved a $60.4 billion aid package for hurricane Sandy relief for the East Coast, legislation but House Republican Leadership failed to act on it before closing the legislative...
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Getting What You Pay for in Trustees: A Terrifying Case Study
This behavioral health provider in Baltimore exhibits with breathtaking thoroughness why nonprofits need attentive independent governance systems.
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Two New Studies Signal Nonprofits’ Role in Economic Growth
Recent studies in Philadelphia and North Carolina attest to the value of nonprofits in propelling economic progress and providing an important alternative to free market systems.
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Sloppy Financial Management? The Whole Sector Suffers
Do Massachusetts nonprofits need more regulation? Findings of financial mismanagement at Somerville, Mass. agency trigger calls for increased oversight.
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Charging your Starbucks on the Company Account? Very Entrepreneurial
The Entrepreneurs’ Foundation has filed suit against the former director, Diane Solinger, who is now an employee of—wait for it—Google’s corporate social responsibility office.
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If your organization doesn't conduct an annual audit, here's what you should be doing to maintain public trust and financial accountability.
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Should Your Nonprofit Build an Endowment?
Most nonprofits dream, at some point, about that endowment that would ensure their stability from year to year. But endowments aren’t for every nonprofit. This article walks the reader through their up...
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How to Steal from a Nonprofit: Who Does It and How to Prevent It
Is it easier to steal from a nonprofit organization than from a business? That’s what some researchers have speculated. To identify how people steal from nonprofits and how to prevent it, we turned to...
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Nonprofit Aiding Kids of Prisoners Sees Success, But Funding Does Not Follow
In El Paso, Texas, Community Solutions has a strong track record of helping the children of prisoners avoid their parent’s path, but as its federal funding dies, the nonprofit is struggling.
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Nonprofit Movie Theater Alters Business Model to Include Memberships
NPQ believes that all nonprofits should be watching to see how the experiments with one another’s business models are working out. That’s why we’re watching the Hollywood Theater in Dormont, Pa., and...
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“Variable Pay” All the Rage Even in Nonprofits?
The Washington Post reports that employers are awarding more bonuses and performance-based pay rather than pay increases in order to “incentivize workers.” Have you experienced this in your local...
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Reich Asks: After the Election, Are We All in This Together?
Given the political vitriol of this campaign, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich raises the question of how we can work together to solve the huge problems that this nation faces.
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Regional Hospital May be Targeted for a Higher PILOT Contribution as Large...
Now that the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., is being eyed by Partners Health Care for purchase, town officials are looking at whether the hospital’s voluntary tax contribution should be...
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New York AG Sues Former Head of NARAL for Misuse of Donor Dollars
The former president of NARAL Pro-Choice New York allegedly misused $250,000 worth of NARAL money “for personal travel, a nanny, dining expenses, shopping sprees at Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman, and...
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In Defense of Taxes—Even If They Might Cut into Charitable Giving
As we consider the broader implications of tax reform and government spending in the wake of the “fiscal cliff” deal, nonprofit leaders need to emphasize what we buy with our tax dollars.
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Financial Transactions with Your Board: Who Is Looking?
In a first-of-its-kind study, nonprofits report on their transactions with board members—some for the better and some for the worse.
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Does IRS Have Resources to Do Its Increasingly Complicated Job?
When people talk about organizations having to do more with less, they’re typically not referring to the Internal Revenue Service, though it appears that dilemma may be the case at the IRS, too.
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“If It Moves, Medicaid It” and Excessive NPO Salaries in N.Y.
A recent report from the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform offers a scathing critique of New York’s administration of the Medicaid program.
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