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Disaster Relief Groups Respond For Oklahoma

Disaster relief organizations around the country are deploying resources to Moore, Okla., after the city was devastated by a two-mile wide tornado, killing a reported 24 people so far and felling two elementary schools and a hospital. Initial estimates of as many as 51 dead included some who were co… Read More »

Foundations Not Making Many Program-Related Investments

By The NonProfit Times

Despite growing interest and rising awareness, foundations have generally been slow to adopt program-related investments (PRIs) as vehicles for charitable purposes. During the past two decades, less than one percent of U.S. foundations made PRIs each year, according to a new report from the Indiana … Read More »

American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff

By Patrick Sullivan

The American Lung Association (ALA) has eliminated 24 positions from its national staff of 71. The cuts come in an effort to shore up a $4 million operating deficit from the Washington, D.C.-based organization’s $55 million 2013 budget. Positions have been eliminated in the ALA’s Washington, D.C… Read More »

IRS Chief Forced To Quit After Targeting Tax-Exempts

By Paul Clolery and Mark Hrywna

Internal Revenue Service Interim Commissioner Steven Miller, who at one time headed the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Division, resigned when asked to step down by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. He will leave the job next month. The resignation comes just days after it became public that the I… Read More »

Rockefeller Foundation To Fund Urban Resilience

By Patrick Sullivan

It’s the Rockefeller Foundation’s centennial birthday and it’s the one handing out gifts -- $100 million worth. The money will go to 100 cities to become more resistant to disasters, natural and otherwise. Dubbed the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, the initiative is an “effort … Read More »

IRS Now Targeted After Stalling Tax-Exempts

By Mark Hrywna

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting conservative 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations will be the focus a hearing Friday morning in Washington, D.C., by the House Ways and Means Committee. The only witnesses are expected to be Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller and Treasury Inspector f… Read More »

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10 Issues That Top The Activist List For 2013

By Zach Halper — May 15, 2013

Nonprofits and activists have always had a fairly healthy relationship. The same can’t be said of corporations, which are usually a favorite target of grassroots movements. While some corporations might be reluctant to change, a new report from Future 500 indicates that a series of issues will force them to partner with nonprofits to adapt to a changing environment.

Binders Full Of Fundraisers Causing A Diversity Stir

By Claudia Zorn Schaefer — May 15, 2013

Nonprofit fundraisers in the UK recently had their own “binders full of women” backlash on social media. Veteran UK fundraiser Giles Pegram, CBE, co-organizer of a conference on the future of fundraising scheduled for April, reportedly tweeted “women are still not adequately engaged in the thinking in fundraising,” according to the Civil Society UK website.

Keeping Score With Capital Campaigns

By Mark Hrywna — May 15, 2013

Not many people like being recorded on video — or even audio for that matter. That notion didn’t stop the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO). In the midst of a $32-million capital campaign, the Newark, N.J., organization recorded their front-line fundraisers doing an elevator speech or mock scenarios making a gift ask. Then they were analyzed and critiqued in how they did, including a review by the CEO.

Bid Increase Creates Opportunity For Google Grants Users

By Zach Halper — May 3, 2013

The nonprofit version of Google’s popular AdWords program, which allows advertisers to promote their services through targeted ads, has increased the amount organizations can bid on keywords, allowing organizations to place more competitive bids.

Scouts’ Survey Shows Members Split About Stand On Gays

By Mark Hrywna and Patrick Sullivan — May 1, 2013

Roughly half of the 280 local Boy Scout councils in the United States recommend no change in the organization’s membership policy banning openly gay members and Scout leaders. Survey results, however, show less support today from parents for the policy than three years ago, in addition to a majority of major funders that do not support the current policy.

Disaster Relief Groups Respond For Oklahoma

Foundations Not Making Many Program-Related Investments

American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff

IRS Chief Forced To Quit After Targeting Tax-Exempts

Rockefeller Foundation To Fund Urban Resilience