May 25, 2013

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Dr. Phil on an Exclusionary Boy Scouts: How’s That Working for Ya?

PhilAmong the many voices speaking out yesterday on the Boy Scout proposal due to be brought up for a vote today was talk show common-sensical guru Dr. Phil.

Study Reveals Shocking Rise in Federal Disaster Relief Costs

TornadoMajor weather disasters in the U.S. have increased from an average of two per year in the 1980s to more than ten per year since 2010. The Center for American Progress has uncovered that the damage they cause is in excess of $80B a year.

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    RainFew things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...

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American Greed Features Interaction of Fraud and Philanthropy…and Rick Cohen

AGSee how one of Nonprofit Quarterly’s correspondents ended up becoming part of the show and the story.

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Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On

BSAThe Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal. Where will it go from here?

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NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down

NewsA recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding, and it contains both good and bad news.

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Social Enterprise: L3C Receives $3m Investment for Organic Milk Coop

CowA small organic dairy co-op in Maine has received an equity investment of $3 million from an anonymous New Hampshire backer, the largest investment the co-op has ever seen.

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Has CAP Been Compromised by Corporate Concerns?

NewsThe Center for American Progress is a well-heeled progressive think tank. But Ken Silverstein’s report shows that CAP is entwined with corporate funders and undisclosed conflicts of interest.

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Oh, SNAP! Vitter’s Food Stamp Amendment has Deeper Consequences

VitterSenator David Vitter of Louisiana has attached an amendment to the Farm Bill that would ban certain former felons from getting government food assistance. This leads some to say the measure is a strike against the judicial concept of rehabilitation and has a disproportional racial impact.

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