Features

Baucus Launches Senate Investigation of Veterans’ Charity

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:01:21 +0000

The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation of the nonprofit Disabled Veterans National Foundation, which CNN has been investigating for the past two years.

Mirroring Overarching Trend, Teach for America Struggles to Attract Male Teachers

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:54:47 +0000

Teach for America is flooded with job applicants from top colleges and universities, but that flood at the high-profile teaching nonprofit includes a disproportionately small number of males.

OMB Intensifies Call for Rigorous Program Evaluations

aine@npqmag.org (Saras Chung) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:49:52 +0000

The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is increasing the pressure for federal agencies to both fund and develop the capacity to better review more rigorously tested programs.

Project Veritas Voter Fraud Sting Backfires

mikekf@npqmag.org (Mike Keefe-Feldman) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:07 +0000

James O’Keefe’s nonprofit Project Veritas is known for its videotaped “sting” operations, but its attempt to document voter fraud in North Carolina backfired in a major way.

Federal Lawsuit Charges NYC Job Placement Outfit SEEDCO with Fraud

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Federal charges that SEEDCO was engaged in fraud constitute a new chapter in this constantly metastasizing story of a once powerful and respected agency now in deep trouble.

How Do Americans View Foreign Aid? Depends on How One Asks, Kaiser Finds

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:17:19 +0000

Does the American public believe that foreign aid—often delivered through NGOs—is worth supporting? A Kaiser Family Foundation finds the way the issue is framed matters.

Tim McGraw to Give Homes to 25 Veterans

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:04 +0000

Country singer and actor Tim McGraw has declared that he will give each of 25 veterans a mortgage-free house this summer as he tours the country with Kenny Chesney.

Enabling Volunteers to Do the Right Stuff

spjoyaux@aol.com (Simone Joyaux, ACFRE, Joyaux Associates) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:09:10 +0000

Enabling encourages participation, shares responsibility and authority, enhances the self-worth of others, and energizes everyone in the organization. You should try it.

One Nonprofit Lawyer’s Tips on Use of Advisory Boards

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:50:10 +0000

Phoenix-based nonprofit lawyer Ellis Carter has some brief but useful tips on when and how to use advisory boards that supplement the functions and skills of a nonprofit’s board of directors.

Fraud Alleged at the Buffett Foundation and Elsewhere

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:35:34 +0000

A man who was a senior program officer at the Buffett Foundation has been charged with taking $46,000, while an employee of a trauma prevention nonprofit is sentenced after being charged with taking $300,000.

Newman’s Own Foundation to Donate $30 Million This Year

mikekf@npqmag.org (Mike Keefe-Feldman) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:23:51 +0000

To celebrate 30 years of Newman’s Own, the late actor’s foundation will give away more $30 million to various charities this year.

What Is a Patriotic Billionaire?

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:17 +0000

In this tale of two billionaires and a multi-millionaire, we look at different approaches to either embracing or avoiding the idea of using one’s largesse for societal benefit.

Demystifying Nonprofits: Helping College Grads See a Career of Service

aine@npqmag.org (Brock Yetso) — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:57:30 +0000

VOICES FROM THE FIELD

Brock Yetso, the president and CEO of a young adult cancer nonprofit organization, finds many graduating college students overlook the possibility of a nonprofit sector career.

From Merger, Virginia Repertory Theatre Is Born

mikekf@npqmag.org (Mike Keefe-Feldman) — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:25:00 +0000

After an 11-year courtship period, Richmond, Va.’s Barksdale Theatre and Theatre IV will merge to form the Virginia Repertory Theatre.

Transfer of Nationwide Arena Raises Transparency Concerns

mikekf@npqmag.org (Mike Keefe-Feldman) — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:13:17 +0000

The governance of the publicly owned Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio has been transferred to a nonprofit that will distribute funds as “a private entity.”