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Podcast: How philanthropy can help save democracy
SHARE THIS STORY: October 9, 2026 | Read Time: 1 minute Nearly half of the organizations are doing voter protection and engagement work on a quarter or less of the budget they say they need, a survey has found. That’s according to Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its Education Fund.
Can belonging be measured? Nonprofits are betting millions it can.
Some nonprofits are reshaping programs based on surveys that gauge whether people feel connected, safe, and heard. Others send researchers to quietly watch how people interact and organize, capturing what questionnaires can miss. Leaders say the hardest wins to document may be when nothing happens but bad outcomes are avoided — with implications for donors. In a rancorous age, a growing number of nonprofit programs seek to bring people together, build trust, and create a greater sense of belonging.
How to build a succession plan before you need one
Several years ago, a Kansas City, Mo., nonprofit helping victims of sexual assault imploded in nightmarish fashion, after its founding CEO lost her medical license and was ousted by the board. Accusations of nepotism and sour grapes fueled a fight over leader succession, and within two years, Coversa had shut down amid a court case alleging conspiracy and sabotage by former employees. Coversa’s cautionary tale is extreme, but it’s not extraordinary.
Nearly 90 Percent of Nonprofit Leaders Worry About Burnout
MEND NJ, which provides fresh food for those in need in Essex County, N.J., saw demand for food spike during the pandemic, and the need hasn’t abated. But back then, an influx of federal funds helped prop up the group and other nonprofits around the country. Now groups are suffering from rollbacks of federal funding, attacks from government agencies, and unpredictable policies, all while struggling to address high demand for services.
Inside the prison state
The Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang’s official broadcaster, released footage in July of families riding dune buggies along a beach, playing arcade games, sliding down brightly colored water slides. They were visiting Wonsan Kalma, a coastal resort where Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un had cut the ribbon weeks earlier. KCNA described 680 tourist attractions, dozens of hotels, and millions of tons of healing mud.
Letter to the editor | Do we still have constitutional rights?
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10 Best Bruce Springsteen Outtakes
In the early days of his career, Bruce Springsteen famously produced a flood of material, overwhelming the curated groups of songs that made it onto canonical records like Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River and Born in the U.S.A. For fans who knew something about all those outtakes, it sometimes seemed as though the Boss was squirreling away at least as many albums as he was releasing.
Could crowdfunding - yes, crowdfunding - save journalism in partly free societies?
After the Cold War, our attempts to encourage independent media in transition states didn't have the success we hoped. Could crowdfunding be part of the answer? For decades, journalists and activists have tried to break the stranglehold that repressive governments or plutocrats hold on media around the globe.
Phillips, Barbara Jean Frye - McDowellNews.com: Obituaries
MARION Barbara Jean Frye Phillips, 85, of Marion, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville. She was born June 2, 1930 in Mitchell County, to the late John Henry and Elizabeth Frye. Ms. Phillips retired from Galey & Lorde after 35 years of service and she attended Grace Baptist Church. Some of her hobbies included travel, shopping, crochet and making jewelry. More than anything she loved being with her family.
Everybody Loves Volodya
With Putin’s approval ratings sky-high, have even his critics changed their minds – or have they just found the door? You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today for access to: Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).
Macedonia’s Political Crisis Turns Violent, Lithuania Runs Military Drills Around LNG Terminal
A taped recording that Macedonia’s opposition says proves the government covered up the circumstances of the beating death of a man in 2011 sparked violent demonstrations in Skopje this week, the BBC reports. The protests began peacefully on 5 May, with thousands of Macedonians gathering in front of the parliament building to demand the resignation of Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska and the government, Balkan Insight reports .
Detoxing Russia - Transitions
Long after Boris Nemtsov’s killers are caught and Putin is gone, we’ll still be dealing with the legacy of the current media climate. You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today for access to: Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).
Ukraine Economic News Is All Bad, IMF Holds Bosnia's Fiscal Feet to the Fire
Plus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania strengthen defense ties, and work starts on a key Russia-bypassing gas pipeline. You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today for access to: Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).
Reconciliation and Recriminations
As their government makes overtures to an old foe, many Armenians still wait for an apology. You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today for access to: Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).
Intensive Care - Transitions
Making the rounds with health mediators in a Romani village: birth, death, and everything in-between. You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today for access to: Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).
Buried Treasure - Transitions
While politicians and diplomats debate Kosovo’s status, the impoverished province’s potential remains untapped. Azemine Gerbeshi lives in the depressed mining village of Novo Brdo in a small house with her husband and five of her six children. The stove heats the kitchen, where Gerbeshi cooks large, puffy disks of bread while her four youngest girls crowd around. Her husband, disabled in the 1998-1999 war, works occasionally as a miner, she says. Her only son, 21, is unemployed.
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SHARE THIS STORY: November 18, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute Jeremy Green, for The Chronicle American Visionary Art Museum(Baltimore) Description: Sculptures of faces adorn museum buildings. Purpose: To thank people who give $1-million or more to the museum. Number of donors included: 2 How donors are honored: A steel sculpture designed to create a life-sized replica of the donor’s face is placed at the entrance of the building named after the donor.
The French American Charitable Trust
SHARE THIS STORY: September 23, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute History: Established as a family foundation in Bermuda in 1990 by Charles F. Feeney, co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group. Purpose and areas of support: Supports grassroots groups that “address fundamental inequalities and injustices” in American society. It makes grants in three areas: environmental health, social and economic justice, and bolstering the organizational capacity of non-profit groups.
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