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Panama Papers, Dark Money, and Nonprofits
(The Panama Headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers leak) In a provocative op-ed appearing originally in The Clyde Fitch Report (and reprinted in The Nonprofit Quarterly), Jason Tseng – a nonprofit professional with years of experience with…
Read MoreAutism Awareness vs. Autism Acceptance
(Autism Acceptance Month Logo) Depending on who you ask, April is either Autism Awareness Month or Autism Acceptance Month. On first glance, the difference may seem trifling, but there are some fundamental issues at the heart of this semantic debate according to many advocates. As…
Read MoreAre Bots the Future of Nonprofit Communications?
Many people hearing “bot” today may think of the recent boondoggle over at Microsoft. In March, the tech giant launched a Twitter bot named Tay – a fully automated AI capable of communicating, constructed to project the tone and language of a teenage girl. The…
Read MoreNobel Peace Prize: Afghan Women Cyclists Nominated
A trail-blazing group of Afghan women are receiving international recognition for their bravery and commitment to positive social change. The 40-strong Afghan National Women’s Cycling Team is a truly distinct, one-of-a-kind organization in Afghanistan – a war-torn and impoverished country with deeply conservative gender norms….
Read MoreFIFA Boss Incriminated by Panama Papers
(Current FIFA President Gianni Infantino) FIFA has had a tumultuous year, with a host of scandals rocking the international nonprofit in charge of world soccer. Ousted FIFA President Sepp Blatter oversaw an organization rife with bribery, responsible for allegedly selling hosting rights for the World Cup…
Read MoreThe Panama Papers & David Cameron: How Tax Havens Hurt Nonprofits
(British Prime Minister David Cameron) Tax policies – and the politicians that compose, debate, and codify them – affect nonprofits. From the IRA-to-charity rollover to deductions to incentivize philanthropy, tax polices in the United States have a direct impact on people’s giving behavior. When politicians…
Read MoreNonprofit Helps Explain Panama Papers
(Skyline of Panama City, home to the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca) The single biggest leak in history has taken the news media by storm, as journalists from across the globe sort through 11.5 million documents pertaining to the inner-workings of the secretive Mossack Fonseca – a…
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