By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its bureaucracy. But these partnerships can flounder.
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In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed ‘disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion’ for its membership declining by an astounding 80%.
Mexican groups are the most common, but immigrants from Turkey, Bolivia and many more countries have formed their own.
As digital news pioneers observed, ‘local doesn’t scale.’ Any solution to the local news crisis is going to involve reporters and editors who are creative and smart about what works for their readers.
The jury’s verdict followed years of allegations that the gun group’s top official and other leaders were spending money meant to benefit its members on their own luxuries.
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
Immigration may be concentrated on America’s coasts, but newcomers are putting down roots in Midwestern communities as well.
Under his watch, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt that lasted for many years.
Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.
The NRA’s new leaders have to make important decisions as they confront a shaky financial future.
A legal scholar argues that assigning a designated contrarian and rotating this role over time will help nonprofit boards resist the dangerous pull toward passivity and deference.
Threats from disappointed donors over the language used during campus protests about the Israel-Hamas conflict have become angrier and more public than in the past.
Many of the Americans getting this debt relief are nurses, teachers, first responders, Peace Corps volunteers and social workers.
What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re an Audubon’s Oriole or a Townsend’s Solitaire.
For a project on identifying lead water pipes in homes, outreach through partner groups produced a more representative set of volunteers.
The board is supposed to stop OpenAI from veering from its mission of building technology that benefits humanity.
Donors and grantmakers often pressure nonprofits to spend as little as possible on fundraising and overhead.
Workers are objecting to staffing levels they say endanger patient care and are refusing their employer’s offer that includes raises that they say are too low due to inflation.
Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.
Citizens are helping refugees get settled in the US, but the lack of standard federal rules makes the process tricky for both refugees and citizens to navigate.
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Senior Scholar in Residence at the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Senior Research Fellow in Nonprofit Organizations, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the Political Science Department, State University of New York Cortland
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York