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The Broader Movement: Nonprofit Environmental and Conservation Organizations, 1989-2005 (Research Report)This study, the first comprehensive look at IRS data on more than 26,000 environmental and conservation organizations – 8,000 of which had revenues of $25,000 or more – reveals a core of prominent national organizations and a larger, more rapidly growing universe of regional, local, and other specialized groups. Taken as a whole, the environmental movement expanded in number of organizations, members, and in total revenues almost every year since 1960. It focused less on advocacy than on projects and education, and was younger, more densely networked, and more dependent upon grants and contributions than was the nonprofit sector in general.
| Posted to Web: December 01, 2008 | Publication Date: December 01, 2008 |
Tax Policy Center Establishes "Opportunity Fund" to Support Tax System Research and Analysis (Press Release)The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center launches a new intellectual venture capital fund to help policymakers, the public and the media better understand the U.S. tax system and the policy challenges facing the nation over the next decade. The $10 million Opportunity Fund will include a $2.5 million challenge grant from the Gates Foundation.
| Posted to Web: June 18, 2008 | Publication Date: June 18, 2008 |
A Better Way to Deal With the Leadership Crisis (Commentary)Too few boards are doing a good job of helping nonprofit grops carry out their missions, explains Francie Ostrower in this Chronicle of Philanthropy commentary. They need to be more active in fund raising, monitoring programs, community relations, educating the public, and monitoring the board's own performance.
| Posted to Web: May 30, 2008 | Publication Date: May 30, 2008 |
Community-Based Nonprofits Serving Ethnic Populations in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area (Policy Briefs/Charting Civil Society)This brief profiles community-based nonprofits in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that are helping newcomers adjust to their new social and political environment, while affirming their cultural identities. The brief focuses on nonprofit groups that serve Asian, Middle Eastern and African populations and examines the characteristics of these organizations in terms of their number, size, location, and scope of activities. The findings provide a unique picture of the community-based resources that are helping immigrants incorporate into American life.
| Posted to Web: May 22, 2008 | Publication Date: May 01, 2008 |
Civil Society Structures Serving Latinos in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area (Policy Briefs/Charting Civil Society)Over the past decade the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has become increasingly diverse, driven in large part by the growth of the Latino population. By 2006, almost 610,000 Latinos lived in the region. Today's immigrants, like those before them, contribute to the development of civil society organizations and rely on them for services and activities. Yet little is known about these organizations and the ways they help newcomers build and engage in civil society. This brief provides an overview of nonprofits and religious congregations in the Washington, D.C. region that focus on providing services and support to the Latino population.
| Posted to Web: May 22, 2008 | Publication Date: May 01, 2008 |