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March 12, 2014
EXPERT ADVICE
Nonprofits, increasingly, are looking to augment traditional sources of income with new revenue-generating activities. While this activity is allowable to some extent, nonprofits need to be aware of potential tax liabilities, as well as the potential effect on their exempt status. MORE
March 11, 2014 — The Greater Lowell Community Foundation, based in Lowell, and the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, based in Fitchburg, announced that they have recently distributed more than $900,000 in grants to nonprofits in their service areas. MORE


March 10, 2014 — The New England Foundation for the Arts, a Boston-based nonprofit that connects artists and communities and helps build the creative sector, the public, arts funders, and policymakers, announced that its director Rebecca Blunk has resigned after serving 10 years in the post. MORE


March 6, 2014 — Volunteering fell slightly out of favor last year as the national rate at which people volunteered at charities dropped to its lowest level since 2002, according to a newly issued report. MORE


March 6, 2014 — More than 700 Massachusetts nonprofits are eligible to connect with employees working in the executive branch of state government through a program that allows those workers to volunteer with them for up to one day each month. MORE
March 11, 2014 — Nonprofits across all subsectors plan to hire new staff this year nationally and in Massachusetts, and, in particular, will hire new staff to support new programs in 2014, as opposed to using current staff, a marked change from practice in recent years, according to a newly released study. MORE


March 10, 2014 — Citizen Schools, a Boston-based national nonprofit that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for underserved students, announced that Tom Birmingham, former president of the Massachusetts State Senate, has joined the organization as executive director of Citizen Schools Massachusetts. MORE


March 4, 2014 — Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain nonprofit that delivers meals to disadvantaged, critically ill patients throughout Massachusetts, announced that it was awarded $28,000 in grants to fund a job training program, and United Way of Pioneer Valley, based in Springfield, posted growth in support from a key donor in its annual campaign. MORE


March 4, 2014 — The Foundation for Art & Healing, which seeks to create and expand general awareness about the relationship between art and healing, announced that Liz Desmarais has joined the Brookline nonprofit as executive director. MORE
March 10, 2014 — The Watertown Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of Southeastern Mass. each announced grant programs and are calling for proposals from nonprofits within their service areas. MORE
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