Congress needs to assess whether any cure it seeks to implement will be better or worse than the disease that it thinks afflicts the U.S. electoral system.
By Philip Hackney
Contributor
Politics and Charity in 2024: Why It’s Time to Draw a Hard Line
This year’s election demands greater scrutiny of nonprofits involved in political activities.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
The Next Test of the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision: Race-Based Foundation Grants
The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture-capital firm, and its associated foundation face a lawsuit arguing that its grants targeted to Black women entrepreneurs violate civil-rights laws.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Federal Climate Funds Are Plentiful — but Nonprofits Should Move Quickly
Experts say if a Republican wins the White House, the new administration could change the rules that govern the Inflation Reduction Act. Plus: Check out the rest of our special report on the most important trends shaping philanthropy and the nonprofit world.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
House Panel Digs Into Nonprofit Political Influence
A congressional oversight committee called on nonprofit experts to testify Wednesday at a hearing on the role of tax-exempt organizations in American politics. Divisions were predictably partisan.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Making Groups Stand Firm in Defense of Race-Based Philanthropy
The Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have filed an amicus brief supporting the Fearless Fund Foundation, which is defending a lawsuit that tests whether the SCOTUS decision barring affirmative action in college admissions can be applied to grant making.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
An Unlikely Event — the Israel-Hamas War — Could Finally Spark DAF Reform
Anonymous donations to controversial anti-Israel groups shine a spotlight on the urgent need for donor-advised fund reform. Will this finally motivate Congress to pass much-needed legislation?
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Proposed IRS Regulations of Donor-Advised Funds Fall Short, Critics Say
The Treasury Department on Tuesday issued proposed rules regulating donor-advised funds that sidestep many of the heated debates over the fast-growing form of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Financial Climate and Trust Issues Trouble Nonprofit Sector, Report Finds
Workers are financially stressed and burnt out, nonprofits are less involved in lobbying and advocacy than they were a generation ago, and public trust and donor participation are declining, according to a study from Independent Sector.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
The Nonprofit World Should Embrace, Not Fear, Congressional Interest in Donor Transparency
Leading nonprofit associations have rejected efforts to expand the rules governing donor privacy. Their concern is misplaced, and the field’s legitimacy is at stake.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Federal Government Turns to Communities to Help Refugees Settle Into the U.S.
Citizen sponsors work alongside existing resettlement efforts, raising private funds for refugees’ living expenses and connecting them with housing, transportation, and employment opportunities.
By Emily Frazier and Pablo Bose
Nonprofit Service Provider Blackbaud Settles Data Breach Case
The fundraising software company agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims related to a 2020 data breach that exposed sensitive information from 13,000 nonprofits.
By the Associated Press
Contributor
A Government Shutdown Is Looming: What Nonprofits Need to Know
In what’s become a bitter cycle, nonprofits across the country are creating contingency plans.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The House GOP Wants to Probe Nonprofits. Both Left and Right Have Pushed Back
The Ways and Means Committee is looking into whether the nonprofit tax code is rife with abuse, allowing nonprofits to be key players in political races, rather than serving charitable causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
It’s Halftime for the Sustainable Development Goals. Are They Achievable?
Danish author Bjorn Lomborg argues the United Nations promised too much — and recommends 12 priorities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
JD Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions
Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor