While the much-criticized “deal” to forestall the United States’ defaulting on its bonded debt obligations did avoid a take-down of the charitable deduction in the tax code, nonprofits and those who support them can hardly …

Following the worst economic downturn in recent history, the human services funding landscape is shifting. For those organizations largely dependent on government support, the situation can be difficult as local municipalities, states and the Federal …

From Egypt to Wisconsin, in the streets and on smart phones, observed Tom Watson, activists are finding their voices and finding their fellow citizens. At a panel discussion on Government and Philanthropy at NYU’s Heyman …

Sunday, when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper held his final press conference of back-to-back G-8 and G-20 summits, reporters asked him the same questions that for three days had circulated at the international media center …

Although the Obama Administration has asserted that it wants to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations, it has neither understood the vastness, diversity and needs of the nonprofit community nor launched a serious initiative …

The blending of causes with government (especially under the Obama Administration) took another big step today when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a new “Secretary’s Innovation Award for Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment”  at the …

Gail McGovern, Red Cross CEO, inherited the agency in a time of turmoil, but watchdogs say she has been a stabilizing force.  [Washington Post]

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of top 50 philanthropists shows that total …

A prominent Islamic singer is arrested for his alleged ties with the Holy Land Foundation.  [Associated Press]

The White House announces $8 billion in rail grants.  [Associated Press]

Charity experts say private donations will be critical to helping Haiti.  [USA Today]

European and international relief organizations are worried that aid could be slowed by the damage to the country's airport, roads, and power supplies.  …

Socially-conscious social media is working up north: Alaskans have taken to the Pick. Click. Give. campaign, which is leveraging platforms from Facebook and Twitter to YouTube and Causecast to draw attention to and explain the …

Approximately a dozen charities in the Charleston area received fake checks in a cruel Christmas hoax.  [Associated Press]

The United Nations World Food Program announces that it is suspending food deliveries to one million people in …

Only 38 percent of Americans say they are more likely to give a charitable gift as a holiday present this year, compared to 49 percent last year, according to a new survey.  [Associated Press]

Consultants hired …

Two accountants sue Feed The Children for wrongful dismissal after they notified the charity's board that the organization owed $1.1 million in taxes.  [Associated Press]

Barbra Streisand auctions more than 400 of her dresses and suits, …

The recession has complicated the task of filling freshman university classes across the country.  [Washington Post]

Throughout the U.S., congregations of all sizes and deominations are struggling with issues of faith and finance as the recession …

Merce Cunningham's dance foundation names the four individuals he had selected as trustees of his life's work.  [New York Times]

A lobbying firm sent letters in June falsely purporting to be from nonprofit groups.  [New York …

Hillary Clinton embarks on a seven-nation tour of Africa to affirm the Obama administration's commitment to tackling trouble spots across the continent.  [Associated Press]

Brooke Astor's son limited her donations to charity, trial evidence shows.  [New …

DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's recent proposal to sharply cut earmarks is bad news for many area nonprofits.  [Washington Post]

Feed the Children, an Oklahoma City-based Christian relief organization, spent $1.2 million in donations on a …

Bill Clinton is scheduled to join a conversation of philanthropists on rural America's future at the Clinton Presidential Center.  [Arkansas Democrat Gazette ]

The Obama administration proposes providing $12 billion to community colleges.  [New York Times]

The …

The NEA announces recipients of a competitive round for nonprofit groups.  [Washington Post]

President Obama enlists the world's leading powers to contribute $15 billion to help millions of the world's poorest farmers grow enough food to …

Michelle Obama's appearances in Moscow underscore her focus on children, her emphasis on health care, and her plea for increased volunteerism.  [Washington Post]

As President Obama urges young people to make a difference in the world …