Most Voters Favor Extending Tax Breaks for People Who Don’t Itemize
In a survey, 88 percent of people who are registered to vote said they somewhat or strongly support extending that tax deduction.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Nonprofits Accomplish More When Staff From Different Backgrounds Connect
Increasing staff diversity does not automatically make a nonprofit more effective. Organizations need to help their employees learn how to acknowledge and talk about their social differences, according to research.
By Brad R. Fulton
Contributor
‘We Want to Give People Hope’: Americans Aid Tornado Victims
Americans across the country are pitching in to help after last week’s tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds.
Merck Commits Additional $150 Million to Improve Health Equity for Mothers
Also, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has committed $103 million for Gulf Coast restoration projects, and the Open Society Foundations awarded $42.5 million to 15 organizations that serve Asian American and Muslim communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What to Do About Facebook? Nonprofits Weigh Benefits Against Ethical Concerns
Many organizations are uncomfortable with the way the social network operates, but few feel they can forgo access to the billions of people who use it.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Pledge Adds 14 Billionaires to Philanthropist List
Jon Ayers, chairman of the global wildcat conservation organization Panthera, and his wife, Helaine, are among those who have promised to donate more than half their fortunes to charity, raising the total to 231 philanthropists from 28 countries.
Incarcerated Men Turn to Giving to Redefine Themselves
Philanthropy creates an outlet for a group of men serving life and long-term sentences to help restore their relationship with society.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
U. of Wisconsin at Eau Claire Receives $60 Million for New Event Center
Plus, four other universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charities often use photos that distort the everyday realities of the people in low-income countries they seek to help despite decades of pressure to stop doing that.
By Abhishek Bhati
Contributor
Nonprofit Hiring Slowed in November
Nonprofits added 5,274 jobs in November, a small gain in a month when overall hiring also underwhelmed analysts, according to new estimates from Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies.
By Michael Theis
Contributor