The Nonprofit Quarterly

IRS reverses course on new controversial nonprofit rule that would have allowed nonprofits to report contributions for tax-deductions, rather than the donors. 

NPQ newswire writer Michael Wyland writes, “The IRS never had a strong interest in making the rule; it had been authorized to do so for more than 20 years and had chosen not to. The public comments opposing the rule likely drowned out the few voices the IRS cited in its announcement of the proposed rule making.” 

A new study shows individuals with mental illnesses are 16 times more likely to be shot by police officers than others. According to the report by the Treatment Advocacy Center: 

“Individuals with mental illness also make up a disproportionate number of those killed at the very first step of the criminal justice process: while being approached or stopped by law enforcement in the community. Enormous official and public attention has become focused on the official undercounting of fatal police shootings; barely noted in the uproar has been the role of severe mental illness—a medical condition that, when treated, demonstrably reduces the likelihood of interacting with police or being arrested, much less dying in the process.” 

At NPQ, we feel that we often are consciously waiting out heavily promoted or evangelized fads. Is this nonprofit/philanthropic sector more rife with them than others? Probably not, but over time we have noted that although some advances are real, leading to new practice, some new ideas just cycle through, eventually losing steam because their results have not lived up to their loudly heralded promises. 

Temporary art exhibits are popping up in a variety of nontraditional places, including airports, street corners, and sports stadiums. Read more here.