Articles by Kevin Peters

Federal Science Grants Get Their #MeToo Moment
#MeToo

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a new policy in place that requires organizations receiving grants to inform the NSF if individuals utilizing the funding have committed sexual harassment…

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Inside the Department of the Interior's Grantmaking Directives
Interior

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is also not a fan of "climate change."And now his department is taking some steps similar to the EPA. In early January, the Washington Post reported that the…

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A Federal Funding Checkup for the Safety Net
Checkup

In our ongoing series on federal funding under President Trump, we've seen a pattern: the White House proposes massive budget cuts, and the Senate Appropriations Committee rejects those cuts.…

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Get Educated!
Education

While it remains to be seen what sorts of final cuts might ultimately be put into place, teachers and schools should be on the lookout for potential sources of alternate funding.

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The Center Cannot Hold
The Center Cannot Hold
On January 23, 2017, just three days after the inauguration, President Trump gathered a group of men around his desk. Familiar faces included Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, Stephen Miller, and Steve Bannon. The pictures that circulated afterward showed
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Are You Keeping Your Data Safe?
Data Lock
As more and more nonprofit organizations adopt technology to do their work—for fundraising, project management, board communications, social media promotion, etc.—the risk of cyberattacks is increasing, even for small organizations. In a rapidly
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