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Nonprofits and Their Mobile Strategies
Most nonprofits know that a mobile strategy is important, but knowing and doing are two different things, and many nonprofits aren’t stepping up to the mobile challenge.
Sharing Our Way toward Equality: Social Media and Gay Rights
President Obama’s statement in support of same-sex marriage was a significant moment in the gay rights movement. Social media will help make LGBT equality inevitable.
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While nonprofits are, generally, tax-exempt, they must pay income tax when operating outside the scope of their exempt purposes. But determining what are an organization’s exempt purposes is not always as clear as one might think, and distinguishing between related ...
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Critic Blasts Catholic Bishops for “Two-tier Morality”
Reporting for Remapping Debate, Kevin C. Brown paints a pretty devastating picture of what he characterizes as the “two-tier morality” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Detroit Mayor Proposes Conversion of Health Department to a Nonprofit
In nearly bankrupt Detroit, Mayor Dave Bing has proposed converting the city health department into a new nonprofit, the Institute for Population Health. How will the City Council respond?
New Nonprofit Challenges Calif. Teacher Rules
A newly formed nonprofit, Students Matter, has filed a lawsuit against the State of California seeking to overturn five laws governing teacher tenure rules, seniority and dismissals.
Fla. Eyes Voter Rolls, Puts New Limits on Registration and Shortens Early Voting
A number of new election and voting policies and plans in Florida this year, purportedly aimed at blocking fraud, have some nonprofit voting rights advocates crying foul.
Chen Guangchen Makes it to U.S. and Continues to Inspire Activists in China
On Saturday night, Chen Guangchen arrived in the U.S., and the blind activist who escaped detention in China may be inspiring ongoing legal activism in China.
Nonprofit Sector’s Big (Often Feared) Question Briefly Arises at House Hearing
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on nonprofits Wednesday was largely a humdrum affair, but for about five minutes, the discussion turned electric.
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Reporting for Remapping Debate, Kevin C. Brown paints a pretty devastating picture of what he characterizes as the “two-tier morality” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
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A newly formed nonprofit, Students Matter, has filed a lawsuit against the State of California seeking to overturn five laws governing teacher tenure rules, seniority and dismissals.
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On Saturday night, Chen Guangchen arrived in the U.S., and the blind activist who escaped detention in China may be inspiring ongoing legal activism in China.
