Top 10 Events in 2014

2014 was another year full of events affecting the nonprofit sector in the United States.  Nonprofits were at the forefront of movements issuing demands for reform and played a critical role in achieving successes in areas such as marriage equality and immigration.  They also helped to increase awareness of inequalities and injustices that still exist […]

5 Questions for Nonprofits

The “5 Questions” title is a popular one, and I’ve seen a couple of good ones this week (thank you, Twitter!).  The first was written by Nell Edgington for Social Velocity; the second is from Charting Impact, a joint project of Independent Sector, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and Guidestar USA. Social Velocity:  5 Hard Questions […]

Citizens United Ruling

On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations (including nonprofit corporations and unions) may make direct expenditures on political advertising in support of or in opposition to a candidate for public office.  While nonprofit leaders and commentators are still analyzing what this means for […]