Steven Miller, the Acting Commissioner of the IRS has resigned – the first of the fall guys for IRSGate…and others come forward to claim they too were targeted.
A study done by The Center for Effective Philanthropy reiterates something we pretty much already knew; grantees like foundations better when they share information – all kinds of information.
Many were confused yesterday by a set of talking points that were posted on the Media Matters website that seemed to justify the federal seizure of AP phone records but…
A group opposing gay marriage believes that its donor names (including Mitt Romney) may have been leaked by IRS workers while ProPublica says it received confidential material regarding some applicants.
Last week NPQ reported that Komen’s Nancy Brinker received a 64% increase in pay between the period covered by 2011 990 and that covered by the 2012. And now we see that lobbying expenditures for the first quarter of 2013 were almost nonexistent – what is going on there?
The firestorm unleashed by Friday’s admission by IRS officials that the agency had targeted some applications for tax-exempt recognition based on political keywords like “conservative” and “Tea Party” continues.
Judeo-Christian traditions offer complicated answers to the question of whether it’s better to give anonymously or publicly. And what we believe as a society affects public policy around philanthropy.
Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez has a lot going for him. But he stands accused of trying to avoid tax payments using a pretty shady trick.
In Frederick, MD, says one advocate, money is being shifted from need to need, leaving problems to pop up again and again as funding is advanced and withdrawn.
Can there be greater strength in fewer numbers for Jewish communities that are no longer able to support separate houses of worship for each of their sharply divided denominations?
The General Manager Charities at the NZ Department of Internal Affairs declares that advocacy of “a controversial point of view is a political purpose.”
The IRS increased estimates of unrelated business income for 90 percent of the institutions, totaling an additional $90 million in income, while disallowing over $170 million in claimed unrelated business losses.
A study done by The Center for Effective Philanthropy reiterates something we pretty much already knew; grantees like foundations better when they share information – all kinds of information.
Say what you will about the Cornel West, he’s never at a loss for words and as usual he has some sharp ones for Obama. 
The former mayor of Palo Alto, California, calls on companies to reap the benefits of engaging with their communities.
As the tragedy starts to pass, the fund’s administrator settles into the grim work of making restitution. 
Many were confused yesterday by a set of talking points that were posted on the Media Matters website that seemed to justify the federal seizure of AP phone records but… 
A group opposing gay marriage believes that its donor names (including Mitt Romney) may have been leaked by IRS workers while ProPublica says it received confidential material regarding some applicants.
A struggle over possession of the archives left by Anne Frank and her family gets very ugly. 
Last week NPQ reported that 
A local agency in North Carolina has created a comical video to raise awareness around zombie foreclosures.
The Department of Justice allegedly seized phone records for 20 office, home, and mobile phones connected to AP reporters and editors. 
Nonprofit Quarterly offers a roundup of the latest changes and news regarding the IRS targeting scandal.
Leonardo DiCaprio hosted a charity auction that brought in $38.8 million for environmental and conservation projects.
Buy the building and keep the name? The YMCA begs to disagree.
Thousands of dollars were willed to an animal shelter in Collinsville. Which one? Now that’s the doggone problem.
Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez has a lot going for him. But he stands accused of trying to avoid tax payments using a pretty shady trick.
Criminals are increasingly using the “famously opaque art market” to launder and transfer illegally obtained cash around the world.
Bad choice of words, or unguarded and exuberant misogyny? 
Louisiana Governor Jindal’s plan to use public dollars to send students to private schools has been ruled unconstitutional. 
In Frederick, MD, says one advocate, money is being shifted from need to need, leaving problems to pop up again and again as funding is advanced and withdrawn. 
Can there be greater strength in fewer numbers for Jewish communities that are no longer able to support separate houses of worship for each of their sharply divided denominations? 
Even though the budget deficit makes the General Assembly hungry for revenue, this solution is wrong for the people and for the state. 
The General Manager Charities at the NZ Department of Internal Affairs declares that advocacy of “a controversial point of view is a political purpose.” 
Sara Blakely, the Founder of Spanx, joins the billionaire charity club, and vows to invest in other women. 
The IRS increased estimates of unrelated business income for 90 percent of the institutions, totaling an additional $90 million in income, while disallowing over $170 million in claimed unrelated business losses.
NPQ would love to hear what its readers who know mental health treatment think about this new development.
