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According to an article by Joe Nocera in the New York Times, we’re all being terribly unfair to for-profit colleges. As he explains: The most important fact about the industry [is that] the ...
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As people across the United States face massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital programs, many are asking: What ...
In recent weeks, for-profit colleges and universities have seen some bad news, including a federal lawsuit alleging fraud at EDMC, the second-largest ...
We need to change this mindset and strategy and begin thinking more like for-profit businesses. Go beyond a six-month mentality For any business to succeed, it must be both scalable and sustainable.
Why All of Us Need to Give to Nonprofit News Outlets If less than half a percent of all private contributions went to journalism nonprofits, we could replace the loss of local newsrooms and strengthen ...
OpenAI’s plans to restructure as a for-profit business mark a significant departure from its roots as a nonprofit research lab grounded in a commitment to build artificial intelligence (AI) to ...
During my tenure as an executive director of a nonprofit, I often heard funders say, "You need to do business differently." This usually came after funding cuts to an already lean budget ...
Several human rights groups have collaborated on a working paper which details how governments should set human rights as guideposts against which economic policies ...
There is a need, even if the demand is not yet loud, for a press that is less susceptible to market influences and keeps the government in check. Nonprofit sources of news may be one answer.
It took me too long to understand that business's desire for profit is a good thing. To get our money, businesses—if they can't look to the government for favors—need to give us what we want.
But it’s worth looking at the basic economics underlying the situation to understand why profit margins are rising with prices, rather than falling in a compensatory manner.