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February 22, 2016 at 10:37 am
I am a sucker for community-level fundraising. Kids on Bikes. Science for Kittens. Kale for Veterans. Shelter from the Storm. Supporting small and focused local organizations is one of the most impactful ways to support your community as a citizen. I encourage you to seek out those small organizations in your own community, those working…
February 15, 2016 at 10:39 am
A scam targeting nonprofits in Virginia that we reported last week appears to have spread across the country. Authorities in Seattle called the scam “an old con,” but indicated they believe nonprofits are being targeted in Washington and Oregon....
February 5, 2016 at 9:00 am
Eighteen nonprofits located in or near Richmond, Va., have reported receiving donation offers from an alleged British philanthropist—who was actually a scam artist....
January 27, 2016 at 10:18 am
What began as a fun way for Atlas Brew Works and DC Brau Brewing Company, two Washington, D.C.-based breweries, to engage the community and raise funds for an important cause, left them with a bad taste in their mouths and a five-month headache. So, what happened? Why did this attempt to do good go so wrong? The reasons are manyfold...
December 17, 2015 at 11:29 am
How often do you assess the systems that drive your organization? Your systems’ capabilities affect the processes carried out day-in and day-out by staff, managers, board members and volunteers. Focusing on those systems, here are six areas of consideration for assessing your nonprofit technology infrastructure that directly affect the overall management capabilities within your organization...
December 11, 2015 at 9:28 am
Months after a missing shipment of Haiti-bound relief supplies was discovered in South Florida, the shipyard where it still sits is refusing to release it. That’s despite pleas from the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based charity that shipped the container, which included $150,000 worth of medical and other supplies donated by more than a dozen West Michigan…
December 11, 2015 at 9:24 am
A former chairman of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) board of directors is suing the museum, alleging misuse of his $1.4 million donation. In 2004, Robert Lang made a donation to name a wing of MOSI after his wife, Whitney Lang, who died the year before. Under the agreed-upon terms, the wing was…
December 10, 2015 at 10:25 am
Zachary DuBow was used to seeing MetroCards strewn all over the city’s subway stations—discarded by tourists or neglected by everyday commuters. He began to wonder how many of the cards contained little bits of leftover money. Probably not enough for a full fare, he thought, but what if he combined the value of all the…
December 7, 2015 at 9:59 am
Parking fines aren't usually the stuff of holiday cheer. But a few cities around the country are turning them into an opportunity to promote giving, letting drivers cover part or all of their fines with food donations. Lexington, Ky., first adopted the program, called "Food for Fines," during the 2014 holiday season. There, 10 cans…
October 16, 2015 at 10:14 am
Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday it would no longer accept payments from companies that use tissue left over from abortions for research, bending to pressure in the wake of undercover videos targeting the group. In a letter to the director of the National Institutes of Health, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said the payments had become…
