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To Fight DEI Rollbacks, Universities Should Break Free of Government Funding

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Craig Kennedy Hillsdale College Hillsdale College, a small conservative Christian liberal arts school in Michigan, opted to forgo all government support in 1984, when faced with the imposition of federal Title IX anti-discrimination regulations.

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Andre Curry Joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

Now, he has the opportunity to put his strong governance skills to work to foster leadership development in the nonprofit sector. "I Petersburg College and in biology from Saint Leo University. He also received his MBA in healthcare management from Saint Leo University. Andre is no stranger to the Nonprofit Leadership Center.

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Meet Hayley Freedman, CNP: Global Health Advocate and Educator

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

A New Role as an Educator Today, Hayley is taking a hiatus from her career to serve as a visiting professor at her alma mater, Willamette University , where she teaches public health in a new undergraduate program. Nonprofits fill the gap s that governments can t , she explained. “It’s a full-circle experience, she shared.

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Senators Push to Restore the Universal Charitable Deduction: 3 Things You Need to Know

NonProfit PRO

Last week, senators introduced legislation to make the universal charitable deduction effective for tax years 2023 and 2024. Now dubbed “Charitable Act,” the legislation, if passed, would give more Americans the ability to claim tax deductions for charitable contributions. Here are three things you should know about it.

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Universal Charitable Deduction Bill, Known as ‘Charitable Act,’ Introduced in the House

NonProfit PRO

The Charitable Act, if passed, would reinstitute the universal charitable deduction that was available to taxpayers who opted for the standard deduction during the pandemic in tax years 2020 and 2021.

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How Corporations Have Captured the Public University

NonProfit Quarterly

So, the first example: right now, in the [University of California] system—but [also] true in any nominally public system—the UC system was called public in the past because it used to be funded by tax dollars. They’re getting paid by the federal government. But what do the universities do? Is that your sports teams?

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

For example, in Saint Paul, MN, the historically Black Rondo neighborhood was virtually destroyed when the federal government built Interstate 94 through the community. Government intervention can create meaningful change, but as the above examples illustrate, that change can often be for the worse.