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West Virginia’s July flash floods show how rural disasters bring distinct challenges that require tailored responses.
As families become more complex, so does filing taxes For the growing number of non-traditional families, a “tax unit” may capture only some people who support the child.Is evaluation valuable for every nonprofit? How can nonprofits—and their funders—navigate the maze of resources and recommendations about what research tools to use to drive results?DC, Maryland, and Virginia: We need to talk about Metro Metro is chronically underfunded. But short-term fixes are ultimately costlier—and deadlier—than the long-term improvements it truly needs.What having a mortgage can tell us about other debt The 118 million US homeowners and 127 million renters tend to share certain characteristics, but does having a mortgage change any of these patterns?Which nonprofit sectors were the biggest winners and losers in 2014? A closer look at Forms 990 and 990-EZ by sector reveals which types of nonprofits saw the biggest changes in revenue in 2014.Kicked out: America’s housing affordability crisis and evictions Thousands of families across the United States face evictions, but their prevalence is an outgrowth of larger challenges around housing affordability.