Nonprofit Sector News

30/07/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/us/politics/nra-congress-firearms.html

They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.

30/04/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/design/museums-local-growth.html

A combination of the Covid pandemic and changing demographics has led them to expand their visions and horizons.

06/09/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/05/longtermism-philanthropy-altruism-risks/

A seductive new philosophy ranks stopping hypothetical future catastrophes over helping people currently on Earth.

03/09/2022

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-02/black-lives-matter-leader-accused-of-stealing-10-million-from-organization

Shalomyah Bowers is called a 'rogue administrator, a middle man turned usurper' in a suit filed in L.A. County Superior Court. He denies all claims.

26/08/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/26/kay-cole-james-naacp-virginia/

The organization’s shortsightedness and inability to work with the Youngkin administration hurts the very community it claims it wants to help.

13/08/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/arts/design/basquiat-raid-orlando-museum-rollins.html

As OMA cancels three shows, some donors shift their support — and a celebrated collection — to the Rollins Museum of Art.

07/08/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/arts/design/lgbt-museums-queer-britain.html

An increasing number of institutions in Europe grapple with celebrating and institutionalizing marginalized cultures for the present, and the future.

07/08/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/06/nyregion/food-banks-nyc.html

The founders of EV Loves NYC, which kicked off during the pandemic, oversee the making and distribution of 2,000 meals every weekend.

30/07/2022

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/376147/two-local-chicago-papers-merge-under-nonprofit.html

The merger brings together the "South Side Weekly" and the 140-year-old "Hyde Park Herald."

27/07/2022

Institute for Nonprofit News posts its fifth annual survey of the USA's nonprofit news sector.

Nonprofit news is driving sustained, multi-year growth. The number of local outlets has rapidly increased over the past four years.

26/07/2022

Gay Republicans who have fought for acceptance within the Texas GOP over the past three decades told The Texas Tribune progress has been excruciatingly slow. Many of them have left the party, even as the number of Log Cabin Republicans in Texas continues to grow.

26/07/2022

But critics charge that it would disadvantage ethnic media and small publications.

26/07/2022

As we measure our impact in nonprofit news, we’ve learned some key lessons about the growth of nonprofit local news organizations

21/07/2022

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/375847/knight-foundation-awards-technology-grants-to-25-p.html

Most of the recipients are nonprofits, and many service communities of color.

20/07/2022

Nonprofit Sector News' own Kaitlyn McCormick tells the story of how Cincinnati's Ronald McDonald House became the world's largest....in the middle of the pandemic.

Ronald McDonald House Charities relied on innovation to service families during the pandemic

16/07/2022

https://inn.org/research/lessons-from-local-news-founders/

Founders said their experiences showed how important it is for nonprofit newsroom founders to engage with their communities and understand their informational needs prior to starting a newsroom.

07/07/2022

On investigative reporting about nonprofit organizations.

David Fahrenthold of The Times discusses why the world of nonprofit charities is prime for investigative reporting.

04/07/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/us/politics/irs-fake-charities.html

The tax agency is the gatekeeper for America’s charity system, but reduced vetting has opened the door to scams.

03/07/2022

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aclu-trump-presidency-turmoil_n_62aa0e54e4b06169ca93c6a2

A HuffPost investigation found that despite a surge of cash and renewed energy, a key department within the storied civil liberties group was plagued by strategic misfires and a staff revolt.

03/07/2022

https://dailyyonder.com/new-vrindaban-the-gilded-palace-in-the-mountains-hare-krishnas-west-virginia/2022/07/01/

Take a trip to New Vrindaban, home to West Virginia Hare Krishnas and one of the most infamous new age religious communes in U.S. history.

27/06/2022

https://dailyyonder.com/small-towns-welcome-return-of-in-person-new-york-state-puppet-festival/2022/06/23/

In Perry, host of the New York State Puppet Festival, puppetry and performance arts are creating both cultural and economic benefits.

27/06/2022

https://dailyyonder.com/rural-oregon-nonprofit-focuses-on-sustainable-natural-resource-management/2022/06/23/

Learning how to work together as a community in the face of changing climate, resources and economies has been the focus of Lake County Resources

24/06/2022

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-dallas-government-and-politics-business-e6fbd819541a3fda6930b292e2f91a9e?fbclid=IwAR08mp0Fz-Ad97jPmlYbGiHmf6QRowB-omNzNLTDRltfNyr25PVSKUo1Cu0

Casie Pierce doesn't usually work Fridays. But on the Friday after the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v.

13/06/2022

INN Days, the annual conference of the Institute for Nonprofit News, is Monday-Wednesday, June 13-15.

Nonprofit Sector News is not an INN member yet, but Nonprofit Sector News (NSN) Editor/Executive Director Dane Claussen will participate in the conference, which now has about 675 registered attendees!

05/06/2022

https://www.businessinsider.com/freemasons-tell-us-what-it-is-like-to-join-the-secretive-society-united-grand-lodge-of-england-2018-5

We spoke to three Masons at the United Grand Lodge of England, the governing body of Freemasonry in England. The United Grand Lodge of England has around 200,000 members meeting in over 7,000 Lodges throughout the country.

03/06/2022

https://www.the74million.org/article/analysis-where-has-public-sector-union-membership-dropped-and-where-has-it-actually-increased-new-database-has-some-answers/

Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears most Wednesdays; see the full archive. Declines in the raw number of union members, and unions’ share of the workforce, have been so consistent over the decades it hardly qualifies as news anymore. Unions see this a consequence of unfair labor laws, but it h...

02/06/2022

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/05/02/ymca-drake-university-des-moines-art-center-symphony-endowment-macomber/9556847002/

Many of the organizations told the Des Moines Register the gift is the single-largest they've received in their history.

28/05/2022

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-race-ethnicity-philanthropy-black-lives-matter-5bc4772e029da522036f8ad2a02990aa

NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS.

24/05/2022

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/30/would-the-world-be-better-off-without-philanthropists-paul-vallely-emma-saunders-hastings

Critics say that big-time donors wield too much power over their fellow-citizens and perpetuate social inequality. But don’t cancel Lady Bountiful just yet.

08/05/2022

https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-philanthropy-sheldon-whitehouse-e7a84b70ac55eb9bb19740c5e5df09bd?fbclid=IwAR0rESJYgjHVRysMRNIaD3h4XJ6A0YKd1y5gKGPc2gOHnPCwLmBvT7eBNPI

A Senate hearing on Wednesday is likely to produce fireworks as Republicans and Democrats square off over the role that foundations and nonprofits are playing in elections. The Senate Finance subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight offers no description of the hearing beyond the title “Laws and...