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American Museum of Natural History Cancels Event Honoring Jair Bolsonaro
(Image: Wikipedia user Ingfbruno, Creative Commons) Following pressure from city officials and stakeholders, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City has pulled the plug on an event honoring Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s far-right, autocratic leader has called for extrajudicial executions and has…
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In Court Filing, Philadelphia Nonprofit Makes Case For Safe Injection Site
(Image: Insite in Vancouver, Creative Commons) The opioid epidemic has devastated communities across the United States. From rural towns to major cities, the crisis has reached every corner of the nation and impacted people from all socio-economic backgrounds. Approximately 130 people lose their lives each…
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Closure Of Resilient Cities Program Deals Blow To Sustainability Efforts
Ending an initiative that put an international spotlight on environmental sustainability, the Rockefeller Foundation officially shuttered its 100 Resilient Cities Program on April 1. The closure of the program is puzzling. The Urban Institute released a glowing report on the program’s results last year. “…in…
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Museums Take Stand Against Opioid Profiteering
(Image: Eric Molina, Creative Commons) Three major institutions have announced that they will no longer accept donations from the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma. The major pharmaceutical company produces OxyContin, the highly addictive painkiller that many have blamed for igniting today’s far-reaching opioid epidemic….
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Act Now: Help Flood Victims in Iowa and Nebraska
(Image: March 17, 2019 photo of Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Rachelle Blake, Creative Commons) A “bomb cyclone” slammed the middle of the United States last week, subjecting millions to heavy rain and snow. The weather conditions in Iowa and Nebraska following the cyclone have…
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Nonprofits Witness Declining Donor Numbers
Following the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, commentators in the nonprofit sector expressed alarm over the bill’s impact on fundraising. As data begins to emerge documenting the past two years of Philanthropic activity in the United States, those fears appear to be…
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Nonprofits At Center Of Migrant Child Sex Abuse Allegations
(Photo: Fibonacci Blue, Creative Commons) Three nonprofit recipients of federal grants are at the center of a scandal involving the sexual abuse of migrant children. The Trump Administration sparked intense backlash last year over its family separation policy, which applied to the entirety of the U.S.-Mexico…
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Cohen Testimony Provides Specifics on Trump Foundation Wrongdoing
(Image: IowaPolitics.com, Creative Commons) Lawyers for the Trump Foundation agreed to dissolve the embattled philanthropic entity late last year amid an ongoing investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office. For nearly 30 years, the Trump Foundation has allegedly engaged in a variety of illegal…
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After Government Shutdown, Nonprofit Aims to Reverse Destruction of National Parks
Though the partial government shutdown is over, its negative impact on the country lingers. The Congressional Budget Office projects a reduction in economic growth as a result of the shutdown. This forecast stems from a number of factors, including the decreased consumer spending of…
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The AIDS Crisis Requires Investment, Not Rhetoric
During the State of the Union Tuesday night, Donald Trump exclaimed: “Together, we will defeat AIDS in America and beyond.” Some advocates and health experts have expressed excitement at the prospect of renewed White House efforts to combat the deadly virus. Trump’s high-minded rhetoric,…
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