Government & Regulation
November 15, 2016 at 9:09 am
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs executive who ran a "shameless" veterans' charity will be allowed to retire with full government benefits. Thomas Burch, a career lawyer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, will retire Nov. 30 with a full pension and lifetime health care, a congressional source told CNN. Burch was in the process…
November 11, 2016 at 9:26 am
ProPublica doesn’t do partisanship. “We picked on the current administration and briefly on the one before that,” said ProPublica president Richard J. Tofel. “We’ll certainly pick on the next one.” The organization’s self-description says it “shines a light on exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those with power to…
November 10, 2016 at 11:28 am
As America alternately celebrates and copes with the results of the country's most grueling and contentious presidential election since its birth, nonprofits are already looking ahead. Yesterday, we talked immediate reaction to a Donald Trump presidency. Today, we're looking at the numbers. They don't look great...
November 10, 2016 at 8:00 am
A few weeks ago I told a friend of mine, jittery about the prospects of a Trump win, to “take an Ambien and call me in November, after you wake up in the second Clinton era.” I mention that because, clearly, my predictions aren’t worth very much. But, hey, the same goes for so many…
November 8, 2016 at 9:09 am
If you’re like me, you’re worried for our country, for your family, for your neighbors, for the environment, for fellow human beings in other parts of the world, for the strength of our democracy, and for the Oxford Comma. Seriously, this election is terrifying and stressful, like planning a golf tournament fundraiser, but worse. Depending…
September 27, 2016 at 11:46 am
Who won last night's debate? Many say Hillary Clinton. Some say Donald Trump. There's no debate, though, that the nonprofit sector largely supports Clinton. A new study from NAPCO Media Research surveyed executives across four industries to determine where each sector's political loyalties lie. There were some surprises...
September 23, 2016 at 10:19 am
A group of 21 states is suing the U.S. over the new overtime rule set to take effect Dec. 1. The attorneys general of Texas and Nevada, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of their states and 19 others, alleged that the rule is unconstitutional and will place too great a burden on businesses, nonprofits and other employers. A coalition of 50 businesses on the same day filed a separate lawsuit seeking to overturn the rule...
September 20, 2016 at 10:09 am
In the back of his mind, Jim Cook knew from personal experience that he needed to install a handicapped parking space at Help Services, his small Mesa, Arizona-based charity, to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. "I should have realized we didn’t have a parking space," Cook said. "None of us thought about it.…
September 19, 2016 at 11:47 am
On Saturday, hours before an explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood injured 29 people, a similar device exploded near the route of a charity 5K race in a small Jersey Shore town. There were no injuries, but the explosion forced organizers to cancel the race. Authorities are now investigating a possible connection between the blasts, and this morning arrested suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami after a shootout with police...
September 19, 2016 at 10:33 am
This idea may just hold water. Art Agnos, who served as mayor of San Francisco during the late '80s and '90s, offered up an unconventional solution to homelessness in an op-ed in SF Gate on Thursday. He suggested retrofitting an old Navy ship into a temporary shelter until enough permanent housing is made available for…
