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On Wisconsin! Part II*
Boy, this guy is the gift that just keeps on giving: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, not content to interfere with the provision of public services by destroying public-sector unions, has now decided...
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Beyond “Will not!”“Will so!”
Kudos to the Nonprofiteer’s nonprofit consulting colleagues Campbell and Co. for sponsoring a study by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy to determine the impact on giving of increased...
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Of water bills, credit unions and self-help
Alarms are sounding in the Nonprofiteer’s home town of Chicago today about the first budget proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which requires nonprofits to pay for water and sewer services they previously...
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What should (but won’t) be the last word on the charitable tax deduction
The most powerful argument Jack Shakely makes in his LA Times op-ed piece opposing the charitable tax deduction is that it’s a poor trade-off. The retired foundation executive points out that...
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At war with oneself over the charitable deduction
From an article in the New York Times whose date the Nonprofiteer neglected to notice: “It’s admirable when people back their charitable impulses up with donations,” said Scott Klinger, tax policy...
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The Nonprofiteer has been wondering what to write about . . .
but she’d really have preferred not to have this as an inspiration. There is no excuse for the decision of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, until now a respected source of information and funding in the...
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Give the people at Komen a piece of your mind . . .
as they seem to have lost their own. Komen’s decision to de-fund Planned Parenthood at the behest of an anti-choice Board member reminds us how ready the right wing is to sacrifice women’s health for...
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Eternal vigilance is the price of—birth control?
The lesson from this past week’s Komen/Planned Parenthood contretemps is that when women make our voices heard in defense of the health care we need, we win the argument. So let’s not hesitate to make...
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Dear Nonprofiteer, Why didn’t I stay a volunteer?
Dear Nonprofiteer, I need some advice. I have been a paid employee of a non-profit for the last eight months. Before this I was an unpaid volunteer for several years. There are three of us in the...
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Dear Nonprofiteer, What’s this “shared sacrifice” I keep hearing about?
Dear Nonprofiteer, My mom works for a small nonprofit that recently went through financial hardship. The organization did everything in its power to keep afloat, including (unfortunately) firing...
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Really bad advice about year-end giving, and some really obvious responses
The Nonprofiteer just received an e-mail entitled “Five Things You Need to Know About Year-end Giving” which was distinguished primarily by the utter wrongness of each and every one of the items...
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Dear Nonprofiteer, If I smell a rat, should I just hold my nose?
Dear Nonprofiteer, I’m dealing with a tough situation and I could really use some help. I live in a quiet rural community outside of a large town. A neighbor moved away many years ago and turned his...
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Dear Nonprofiteer, When is a Board member not a Board member?
Dear Nonprofiteer: I came across your website as I was searching for information on Board members’ volunteering in programs. I’m wondering if you might have some advice on a situation I’m trying to...
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