Oakland, California remains in mourning after a late-night warehouse fire on December 2 killed 36 people. The warehouse had been converted into an artist collective and housing units — both contrary to area zoning. While the fire has shone a

Three-quarters of college and university endowments increased spending to support their mission – by an average 8.1 percent – last year following another weak year for investments returns. Returns for college and university endowments averaged -1.9 percent for the fiscal

The weekend started for leaders at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with an executive order by President Donald J. Trump banning those from seven predominantly Muslim countries from coming to the United States. It ended with the obtaining of

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will accept members based on the gender identification provided in an individual’s application, opening the door to allowing transgender boys into the century-old organization. “After weeks of significant conversations at all levels of our organization,

My first hill day, now called fly-ins, was during the late 1980s. I am still moved by the stirring testament to our democracy and dedication to missions they represent. “Visiting Capitol Hill is akin to being at the airport. It

The Philanthropy Roundtable filed an amicus brief Friday in a case challenging the California attorney general’s requirement that nonprofits disclose major donors in their annual registration filings. The 34-page brief was filed Friday in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra.

New York’s Nonprofit Revitalization Act was hailed as a landmark overhaul when it was passed in 2013. Three years later, Empire State lawmakers revised certain aspects of the law regarding independent directors, related party transactions and audit committees. Source From

The investment management arm of Harvard University plans to make sweeping changes, cutting about half of the 230 staff by the end of the year and outsourcing the functions to outside managers. It also will shift from a silo investment

The Mission Society is now TMS Global, a pivot aimed both at fitting the organization’s desire to work into least-reached areas of the world and protecting its missionaries while doing so. The Rev. Max Wilkins, president and CEO, explained that

The H-1B visa program is “certainly is a tool that is necessary to get foreign nationals into the U.S. to be able to conduct research,” said Wayne Carter, president & CEO of Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI) in