Death by a Thousand City Fees: How Local Governments May Be Weakening Their Own Delivery Systems (Spring 2013)

Given the economic crunch, it’s no surprise that traditionally tax-exempt entities are being squeezed by local governments. When done without conversation, as in levies, this is problematic—but nonprofits would do better to come out fighting by making a strong case (and having polling data to back it up) that the public actually wants to see tax dollars devoted to their missions. by Jeannie Fox