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Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits

How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity

Joslyn Brenton, Ithaca College; Alyssa Tindall, Ursinus College, and Senbagam Virudachalam, University of Pennsylvania The 2025 government shutdown drew...
Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink’s restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via AP

What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...

Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...

National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter...

Matthew W. Kreuter, Washington University in St. Louis and Rachel Garg, Washington University in St. Louis Between January and...

Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is...

Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of...
Two researchers used attendance as a way to measure the groups’ success. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums,...

Hala Altamimi, University of Kansas and Qiaozhen Liu, Florida Atlantic University Many nonprofits face growing pressure from their donors...

Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but...

Diana Chigas, Tufts University For nearly half a century, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has made it illegal for...

Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find...

Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark Gene Hackman was found dead inside...

Why government support for religion doesn’t necessarily make people more religious

Brendan Szendro, McGill University The IRS will offer religious congregations more freedom to endorse political candidates without jeopardizing their...

EXPLORING NATURE

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?