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LIVE BLOG: Senate Finance Committee Meeting

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:48 +0000

Rick Cohen reports live from the Congressional hearing regarding how the IRS handled the Tea Party groups' applications for tax-exempt status.

Top 100 For-Sale Homebuilders List Includes Habitat for Humanity and NeighborWorks

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:37 +0000

Numbers for nonprofit-built homes have declined year-over-year since 2010. Is there a demand for lower-income homeownership opportunities that’s going unmet?

Philanthropist Peter Lewis Celebrates Legalized Pot with Grads and Makes Up with CWRU

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:19:17 +0000

There was a feel-good moment for philanthropy in Cleveland on Sunday when Peter Lewis gave the commencement address at Case Western Reserve University.

Bans of Same-Sex Marriage Increase Psych Problems Among LGB Folks

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:43 +0000

Gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons are more prone to mood and alcohol-use disorders in states where their rights are abridged. Go figure.

Tornado in North Texas: Habitat Homes Hit Hardest

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56:47 +0000

The damage done to Granbury, Texas, has disproportionately affected some of its most vulnerable citizens. Fundraising efforts proceed without the fanfare attracted by those on the East Coast.

David Koch, Freedom of the Press, and WNET Public Television

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:09 +0000

A billionaire donor may have had a chilling effect on a pair of documentaries.

Is Growing Pot Indoors Bad for the Environment?

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34:24 +0000

As legalized marijuana takes root in the state of Washington, it brings along a crop of unusual quandaries to solve.

Should Your Nonprofit Build an Endowment?

mark.hager@utsa.edu (Mark A. Hager) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:56:00 +0000

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 and downsides.

Gay Boy Scouts: Yea or Nay? Allies Weigh In

robm@fwdsteps.com (Rob Meiksins) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:10 +0000

As the BSA approach their decision to relax their ban on gay involvement in scouting, organizations with strong convictions continue to weigh in.

With $11.5B, Laurene Powell Jobs Takes Philanthropic Center Stage

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:01 +0000

The widow of Apple founder and impresario Steve Jobs is now the ninth-wealthiest woman in the world. Fortunately for all of us, she has an eye toward charitable giving.

The Nonprofit Stake in Corporate Shareholder Proxies

rick@npqmag.org (rick cohen) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:25 +0000

Are corporations changing from the inside? Shareholder proposals continue to crop up in major corporations, often prompted by nonprofit activists, but evidence of voluntary changes adopted by corporate shareholders is still lacking—particularly for proposals calling for corporate disclosure of political spending.

Writing for NPQ—Now You Can, Too!

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:34 +0000

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Persistence, Passion, and a Merger Save a Theater

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:55 +0000

We follow up on a story from earlier this year that’s shown a turn for the better.

Expandable “Community” to Address Poverty From “Ticked-Off” Social Worker

kjaworski@write-to-know.com (Kathi Jaworski) — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:33 +0000

A Chicago nonprofit founded late in 2011 with a mission “to bring dignity and self-determination to both sides of the giving equation” is now going national with its innovative crowd-sourced funding model.

Flash of the Obvious: Grantees Like Transparency in Foundations

ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:17:50 +0000

A study done by The Center for Effective Philanthropy reiterates something we pretty much already knew; grantees like foundations better when they share information – all kinds of information.