Study Offers Detailed View Of US Nonprofits
Using the public tax filings of over 353,000 US-based nonprofits, data science firm Civis Analytics and Fast Company magazine teamed up to spot hidden trends in the nonprofits sector that employs nearly 10% of all privately employed Americans. Civis’ detailed map...Lawsuit Alleges Nonprofit Lost Government Contract After Its Director Refused City Official’s Sexual Advances
In Fulton County, Georgia, people with AIDS and HIV are caught in the crossfire after a nonprofit claimed that an important city contract was rescinded after its executive director refused the sexual advances of a city official. That non-profit official is Jerome...Hybrid Approach Could Reduce Racial Bias In Algorithms
A new study labeled “Beyond the Algorithm: Pretrial Reform, Risk Assessment, and Racial Fairness” by the Center for Court Innovation found out that algorithm-based risk assessments would send 25 percent of black defendants to jail before trial compared only 10 percent...Bigger Nonprofits Aren’t Hiring Women CEOs
Nonprofits with bigger budgets are more likely to have male CEOs. Only about one in five nonprofits with an annual budget of $50 million or more are run by women; meanwhile, nonprofits that have an annual budget of $1 million or less hire women as CEOs at an equal...EU Privacy Law Had Huge Impact On 2018 Fundraising, But Nonprofits Are Adapting
The latest tracking studies have revealed that fundraising in the UK absorbed a gut punch in 2018 with the promulgation of GDPR resulting in a 30% decrease in new donors. However, things are looking up in 2019 as figures from the first quarter seem extremely...Listen to Our Civic Development Podcast!
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