Politics

Hundreds of international nonprofits in China are bracing for the new year when a law rolled out as part of President Xi Jinping’s push against unwanted foreign influence threatens to make them illegal. The uncertainty stems from new rules requiring foreign nonprofits to register with police and have a government sponsor, among other restrictions. The…

The West Virginia nonprofit director who was suspended over a racist post about First Lady Michelle Obama will apparently be back at work before the end of the year. A letter obtained by the Charleston Gazette-Mail on Saturday showed that Pamela Taylor, who called Obama an “ape in heels,” is set to return to the…

It did not take long after election night for the donations to start pouring in to America’s nonprofit journalism organizations. Almost a month later, the money keeps coming, in $10 and $20 and sometimes $100 or more from small donors all over the country. At the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., and its…

With public distrust in the news media at an all-time high and a president-elect who heavily criticizes flagship media outlets as biased and corrupt, it may seem like dark days are ahead for American journalism. But even as journalism looks ahead to regain the public’s trust, there's some hope. Many outlets, including The Washington Post,…

An important aspect of nonprofit fundraising is appealing to people’s empathy for others. The dynamics involved are complicated. Certain situations can be a roadblock to marshaling support. Targeting a certain demographic—because that demographic experienced something you are trying to cure or fix—may not be your best bet...

In my work with women in male-dominated industries, we discuss how one long-term strategy to improve workplace dynamics for women is to recruit more women into the industry. Government is no exception. More women in elected office doesn't just improve work culture for the women who are in government—it helps ensure women's needs are considered…

President-elect Trump is leaning on a once-obscure group backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch as he seeks to make good on a campaign promise to overhaul veterans’ care he has denounced as a tragic failure. Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) was founded as a political advocacy group just four years ago. It has…

President-elect Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has admitted to the IRS that it violated a legal prohibition against self-dealing, which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity’s money to help themselves, their businesses or their families. That admission was contained in the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s IRS tax filings for 2015, which were recently posted online…

The country’s nonprofits experienced a spike in donations after Donald Trump's election. Was it just the most available way to say, “I don’t agree”—or was it more? Are we self-medicating our malaise with our donations? I typically refer to a lovely dark chocolate when I use the phrase self-medicating, but it is appropriate here too. The act of helping others actually makes people feel better...

While this election was a crazy one and we may all be rather sick of it at this point, we visitor-serving organizations would be remiss not to pause and take inventory of the lessons that we can learn from the 2016 presidential election. While Trump’s rhetoric and viewpoints may make parents wish that those memory-zapping…