nonprofit

Organization Trends
Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: Incubation and the Tides Center
The above definitions emphasize fiscal sponsorship as a grassroots, community-level, activity. A different view of the concept comes into focus if one takes a top-down view of it, particularly considering…
by Neil Maghami on August 22, 2023

Organization Trends
Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: A Way to Start Nonprofits
In his celebrated book Democracy in America (1848), the French observer of the mid-19th century United States, Alexis de Tocqueville, praises Americans' aptitude for what he calls “the art of joining” with…
by Neil Maghami on August 22, 2023

Philanthropy
The Rise and Decline of Big Philanthropy in America
For most Americans, charitable giving begins by asking: How can I help? What do they need? How can I make a difference? They would never think to ask: How much am I required…
by Jeffrey Cain on August 21, 2023

CRC in the News
“Charitable Election Rigging”
Parker Thayer discusses his new report “How Charities Secretly Help Win Elections” on The Charlie Kirk Show. The Everybody Votes campaign—the largest and most corrupt “charitable” voter registration effort in…
on August 17, 2023

Special Report
REPORT: How Charities Secretly Help Win Elections
The Everybody Votes campaign—the largest and most corrupt “charitable” voter registration effort in American history—may have decided the 2020 presidential election and could decide 2024. Commissioned by Clinton campaign chairman…
by Parker Thayer on August 15, 2023

CRC in the News
Scott Walter Talks “Dark Money” and the DISCLOSE Act
There is no set definition of “dark money.” Even in Senate hearings on “dark money” where a legal definition would be expected, the loudest complainers refuse to offer a definition.
by Scott Walter on August 14, 2023

Labor Watch
Legislation Against Politicization
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald’s newly introduced STUDENT Act—the “Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today” Act—would, among other things, amend the National Education Association’s (NEA’s) federal charter to prohibit…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 25, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation: A Case Study in Chinese Cooperation and Money
what is the relationship between the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs and the large nonprofits it oversees. And how much does this seep into or influence foreign nonprofits—such as the…
by Sam Cantor on July 17, 2023

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the University of Oregon’s Renée A. Irvin
The economist and scholar of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the definition(s) of “dark money,” and her recent article, “How Dark Is It? An…
by Michael E. Hartmann on July 11, 2023

Philanthropy
Peter Thiel: “Money Doesn’t Work That Well”
During last week’s episode of Bari Weiss’s Honestly podcast, multi-billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, political activist, and philanthropist Peter Thiel brief talked about the effectiveness of giving in the contexts of…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 24, 2023