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Knight Foundation Calls Ohio Housing Org “Deceptive”
According to documents filed in February, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation cancelled its grant to the Akron-based University Park Alliance based on the allegation that the UPA, and executive...
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Standing against IRS Rules That Weaken Civic Engagement
Nan Aron reminds foundations of their voice in protecting civic engagement.
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Rescue of Detroit Institute of Arts Not a Done Deal
Lots of details remain to be ironed out in the unprecedented foundation-financed privatization of Motown’s public art collection.
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New Hampshire Nonprofits Dodge a Tax Bullet
A New Hampshire bill that would have treated large nonprofits like for-profit businesses and charged them certain taxes has been killed.
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Truth or Consequences: The Implications of Financial Decisions
FROM THE ARCHIVES If two sources of funding are good, are three sources better?
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Truth or Consequences: The Organizational Importance of Honesty
FROM THE ARCHIVES Organizational untruths are pervasive and corrosive, explains Belton. Truth telling is an essential practice that helps people thrive in their organizations while leading to...
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Study Points to Persistent Gender Gap in Large Art Museum Leadership
A persistent gender gap in museum leadership positions is driven by larger institutions, mirroring a problem in the sector overall.
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GuideStar to Collect Nonprofit Governance Information in League with BoardSource
A new section in the GuideStar Exchange invites nonprofits to share information about how they are governed, thereby advancing public understanding of how the sector works. How will nonprofit leaders...
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The “C Suite” – Nonprofit Style
NPQ is in the middle of a search for a publisher; and yesterday, our search consultant said to me that in transitions that involve founders, it is generally best to consider the founder guilty until...
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New Loan Program in Arizona Helps Nonprofits Bridge Funding Gaps
Loan programs for nonprofit organizations exist all over the country and are badly needed everywhere. Here is a new one in Arizona!
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Two Agencies Miss a Funding Deadline—What Now?
Missing a grant deadline can cause a world of hurt, as this story attests.
View ArticleUK Budget Increases Flexibility for Pensioners, Caps Social Welfare Spending
Social enterprises find good things in Chancellor George Osborne’s budget announcement, but charities are concerned with its impact on poor families, especially poor children.
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Nonprofits the New Destination of Choice for Young Tech Innovators
For increasing numbers of young, world-class tech innovators, the siren song of changing the world for social good drowns out the call of beaucoup cash.
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Will the Minnesota Orchestra Continue to Shed Stars in Wake of Labor Dispute?
The Minnesota Orchestra settled its devastatingly long dispute with its musicians months ago, but it may yet have more to prove to stakeholders.
View ArticleLocal United Way Struggles with Larger Forces: An Oft-Repeated Story
Although the economy is improving somewhat, those gains haven’t translated into greater donations for the United Way of the Greater Capital Region. The chair of their resource development committee...
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The Playbook for Destroying Your Own Work
What will happen to Vancouver’s Portland Hotel Society, widely viewed as an innovative provider of housing to people who are at the far margins of society?
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 360° Evaluations
FROM THE ARCHIVES In order to accomplish a successful 360° evaluation, organizations should—among other factors—have a clear purpose and strategy going in, properly educate staff and board on the...
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Every Business a Social Enterprise?
Writing for the Guardian, Margaret Heffernan asks for a richer discussion about the relationship between business and society. She says she thinks that “every business should be a social enterprise.”
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Corporate Entanglements Raise Questions about Nonprofit Museum’s Bona Fides
The Oregon Attorney General’s office has issued a devastating audit of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, detailing the significant control over the museum by executives of the for-profit...
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Requiem for (Another) Opera Company
After nearly half a century, the San Diego Opera will cease operations in April, at the end of its 2014 season. Citing weak ticket sales and declining contributed income, the board announced its...
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