Hostess has blamed workers and the unions that represented them for putting a final nail in the coffin of the corporation that brought us the beloved Twinkie. There’s a lesson or two for nonprofits in this story.

Some civil society and human rights activists are vowing to ignore a Russian law that would require NGO’s with foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.”

Many philanthropic advisors are working with donors to do creative things with their money, but it is rare that the charitable and philanthropic sector finds out what is or is not working.

How does a charity suddenly show up with over $157,000 in assets, spend it all out in one year, go bankrupt with a very visible socialite – Jill Kelley - in charge, and no one notices? Until now, that is.

Drawing on the popularity of the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” and social media, the nonprofit explore is building awareness of climate change’s impact on polar bear habitats.

In the largest criminal fine in U.S. history, BP will pay $4.5 billion over the course of five years due its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but Greenpeace says that’s a pittance to BP.

For many, ‘tis the season to be shopping, but for some Walmart workers it might be the season to strike, citing low wages, sharply increasing health care premiums, and a punitive work atmosphere.

If we cut government spending on society’s needs, can we rely on charity to fill the gap?

Some members of the Consumer Electronics Association have suggested that the trade association support the Occupy Sandy effort, but the idea is seen as too politically charged.

NTEN’s recent study documenting the dynamics of donor engagement, though based on a small sample, is worth a look as you do your own fundraising this year.

The social media event of the year—the Kony 2012 video—is getting a follow-up in the form of a planned Invisible Children march in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November 17th.

The blending of nonprofit activism and hip-hop isn’t new, but until rapper Twice Thou (a.k.a. Antonio Ennis), we haven’t seen much specifically directed at the foreclosure crisis.

In Canada, an audit finds that $9 million worth of donation receipts did not qualify as charitable gifts.

After President Barack Obama’s re-election, it appears that some citizens are so upset at the prospect of “four more years” that they are pushing to have their states secede.

Colorado’s Missing Children Foundation will no longer use the name or image of Jessica Ridgeway, a 10-year-old girl who was killed after disappearing last month; her family reportedly sent the foundation a cease and desist letter.

Kate Bolz has been elected to Nebraska’s state legislature. For nonprofits, Bolz carries a distinctive symbolic meaning as one of the “Nonprofit Eight” endorsed by the CForward PAC.

Still in its testing phase, the recently launched Facebook Gifts allows users to purchase gifts for friends through the social network and it has incorporated philanthropy into the platform.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded 20 school districts and nonprofits $150 million through the third round of the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition. Will private dollars follow?

What does a “Homeless Bill of Rights” actually accomplish for homeless people? Rhode Island is a test case, having passed a homeless bill of rights this past summer.

In Massachusetts, marijuana is now legal for medical purposes—but many don’t want a dispensary near them. Now what?