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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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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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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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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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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important. Successfully experimenting with and evolving its governance structure over the last decade has been central to Jump’s success. Moreover, 69.1

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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

Escher, Relativity Stairs Imagine a large - no, bigger, much bigger - nonprofit hospital, university, housing developer, or after school program. Right now, there are 13 universities in the U.S.A. with more than $10 billion endowments (one of which is a "public" university), with the largest topping $50 billion. There is one.

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Bush School Center for Nonprofits to Host Bank of America Program on Volunteerism

NonProfit PRO

The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government & Public Service will host the annual Bank of America Program on Volunteerism on April 19, 2023.