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In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans nonprofits are still growing The outpouring of support after Katrina paved the way for a surge of nonprofits in New Orleans. But was this growth a sign of real sustainable change?Why earnings haven’t stagnated (despite what you may have heard) A more meaningful measure of how economic growth has benefited America's workers shows that real median compensation actually increased quite a bit.Visualizing housing policy’s impact on inequality The US needs a housing policy that assists individuals at all rungs of the income ladder. Two key levers are federal rental assistance and tax policy.If Congress won’t fund improvements in housing vouchers, maybe private investors will If the program is successful, then the government pays the investors back, with interest. If the program fails, the government pays nothing.Do body cameras create more problems than they solve? Experts in our latest policy debate agree that the cameras could increase transparency and community trust, but the “silver bullet” is tarnishing.
