Where Most Needed

Doors Closing for Small Scale Advocacy Organizations

Changing priorities at two foundations affect funding for hundreds of small scale advocacy groups across the US.  It looks as though free lance advocacy is losing out to the broader strategic objectives of political campaigning.

Carnegie Mellon Buys Into Product Placement in Films

University agreed to filming on campus in return for prominent use of the college name throughout the movie.  Could be a symptom of the transformation of universities into corporate Educational Maintenance Organizations. 

The Farm Bill, Foundations, & Food Banks

Journalists and documentarians rather than charities and foundations are at the front lines of advocacy for food-related reforms. 

Smithsonian: Butterflies are Expensive

The board of regents approves an admission fee for the new Butterfly Pavillion, with a planned opening in November. 

Common Sense is Costly for Family Friendly Media Reviewer

Family-friendly media review site web is organized as a charity, which allows a peek inside this dot-com operation.