Where Most Needed

Doctor-Sponsored Charities Get Big Boost from Medical Corporations

No-name charities with close ties to for-profit medical practices conduct clinical trials and provide staff training using corporate donations. 

LA Museum Merger Leads to Custody Battle Three Years Later

Neighborhood groups fight the transfer of Southwest Museum artifacts to the Autry Center in Griffith Park.

Red Cross in Transition Presses Forward on Major Reorganization

Interim executive Jack McGwire continues with plan to have six hundred smaller chapters report administratively to larger ones. 

"Fad Surfing" Consultants Give Good Ideas a Bad Name

A sociology and a business professor conclude that lack of professionalism in consulting leads to boom and bust fad cycles that get in the way of genuine innovation.   

What is Charity? Ice Cream Stores vs. Hospitals

A study shows charities do a better job running hospitals—but the ice cream stores (and similar social ventures) are the current rage. 

IRS Calls Foul on Coaches and Referees as Independent Contractors

Youth soccer league in Connecticut facing $334,441 in fines and back taxes for failing to file employment taxes for two tax years. 

Documents Nail Jack Abramoff's Nonprofit Abuse

And a look at the Form 990s suggests why Grover Norquist's group and others were susceptible to abuse.

Christian Demolition Volunteers Confront Officials in Louisiana

Free demolitions halted until group provided plan to handle hazardous household waste; group had thought itself exempt. 

Hospital Show Down in the Catskills

Physician group practice pulls out of rural nonprofit hospital, criticizing its quality—but hospital CEO says the issue is control.

Disaster Responders Strive to Cope with Spontaneous Volunteers

Statewide Florida group tries to educate Washington-area volunteer groups, yet its own mission and web site show that serious shortcomings remain in  volunteer management for major disasters.