Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
School vouchers expand despite evidence of negative effects
Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University and Joel R Malin, Miami University
For the past couple of decades, proponents of vouchers for private schools have been pushing...
Should the NRA fear losing its ‘nonprofit status’?
Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh
Oliver North sought a second term as president of the National Rifle Association.
It was not to be.
NRA first Vice...
People who win big prizes shouldn’t get taxed when they give...
Ellen P. Aprill, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
When former President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he didn’t keep the approximately...
How bankruptcy can help USA Gymnastics and the Boy Scouts compensate...
Pamela Foohey, Indiana University
USA Gymnastics and the Boy Scouts of America sex abuse scandals have rocked communities nationwide. Revelations regarding decades of the sexual...
How Salvation Army’s red kettles became a Christmas tradition
Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Tinseled trees and snowy landscapes are not the only signs of the upcoming...
Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on...
Karen Winterich, Pennsylvania State University
I recently made a donation on a friend’s GoFundMe page. I paused over the box to hide my name before...
Federal funding for higher ed comes with strings attached, but is...
Jason Alix Coupet, North Carolina State University
When nonprofit colleges and universities get federal funding for research and to support students, do government regulations make...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
