David Bradley (pictured), a longtime antipoverty activist, was in a jovial mood Tuesday as he watched President Obama's State of the Union address. He had a spot in the House of Representatives gallery and was "savoring the historic intimacy of that evening," he says. All of a sudden, he says, "life became a blur." The president began talking about his proposal to freeze some domestic spending for five years to help close the nation's mushrooming budget deficit. Then he singled out one, and only one, social program. "I've proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community-action programs,"  Mr. Obama said. Mr. Bradley's heart sank. As executive director of the National Community Action Foundation since 1981, he has devoted much of his life to nurturing the programs that the president announced he plans to curtail. In fact, he helped design the Community Services Block Grant ...

The Corporation for National and Community Service on Friday warned AmeriCorps applicants and participants that a computer glitch may have allowed others to see some of their personal information.

The federal agency said the problems had been fixed—and offered to enroll those who were affected in a free credit-monitoring and identity-theft insurance program for one year.

"We are working diligently to strengthen and ensure the security of our computer systems," it said in a letter to those affected.

The problems affected MyAmeriCorps, a Web portal where people can apply for the national-service program and current members and alumni can keep track of financial records such as tax forms. The agency said in its letter that people may have been able to view information such as addresses and Social Security numbers.

It said the details could not be seen through normal operations of the...

The Chronicle this fall sent surveys to all major-party candidates in the 37 states that are holding gubernatorial races this year, asking how their proposed policies and programs would affect nonprofits in their states.

Between now and Election Day, we will post their responses on our Web site.

Today you can take a look at the reply from:

John W. Hickenlooper, the Democratic mayor of Denver, who is running for governor of Colorado. As mayor, Mr. Hickenlooper created the Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships, which promotes collaboration between city agencies and nonprofits. He says a similar office at state level could be "a valuable asset for the state," but as governor he would have to see whether enough money was available to support it. If not, "I will look for cabinet members who have experience with and appreciation for issues affecting nonprofits," he says.

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The Chronicle recently sent surveys to all major-party candidates in the 37 states that are holding gubernatorial races this year, asking how their proposed policies and programs would affect nonprofits in their states.

Between now and Election Day, we will post their responses on our Web site.

Today, you can take a look at the replies from:

C.L. "Butch" Otter, the Republican governor of Idaho, who is running for re-election. Mr. Otter discusses his success in getting legislation passed this year to enhance a state tax credit for charitable donations to schools, universities, libraries, museums, Idaho Public Broadcasting, and the Idaho State Historical Society. The law also expands the credit to apply to several state agencies that help people with disabilities as well as the Idaho Commission for Hispanic Affairs.

Peter Shumlin, a Democratic state senator who is running for governor ...

Curious about the political leanings of your favorite philanthropist? The Huffington Post now offers a tool that can help you find out.

On HuffPost FundRace, you can punch in a name and find out whether the person has made any donations to a political candidate, party, or committee since 2004. A map will even pop up to take you directly to the person's address.

We tried out a few names and can offer the following intelligence:

Eli Broad, head of the Los Angeles foundation that bears his name, apparently wants Democrats to keep control of Congress. He donated $30,000 to the Democratic Congressional Committee in 2009.

Bill Gates donated to both Democratic and Republican members of Congress in 2009 and 2010, including Jay Inslee, Democrat of Washington; Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana; Pete Sessions, Republican of Texas; and Dave Reichert, Republican of Washington.

Pamela and...

Now that $10-million in Promise Neighborhoods grants have been announced, a new group is standing by to give advice to the winners—and to help out the many applicants that did not get any money.

The Promise Neighborhoods Institute—operated by PolicyLink, a social-justice research group—has been set up to provide services like consulting, Webinars, e-mail updates, and networking meetings to groups working on Promise Neighborhoods projects.

The institute has already planned a November meeting in Washington for the 21 grant winners, which won up to $500,000 each to plan comprehensive antipoverty projects modeled after the Harlem Children's Zone.

Angela Glover Blackwell, chief executive of PolicyLink, said the institute will also offer help to the more than 300 applicants that did not win money, advising them on how to keep their projects going, strengthen them, and raise money. "I know...

The final application of the 11 winners of Social Innovation Fund grants last month -- that of the National AIDS Fund -- has now been posted on the Corporation for National and Community Service's Web site. The federal agency posted the other applications over the weekend.

The AIDS group submitted its materials to the corporation on Tuesday, ahead of the agency's August 27 deadline. Kandy Ferree, the fund's president, told The Chonicle that her organization was crafting a response that highlighted its concerns about the agency's decision to make the applications public, even though it did not say it would do that when it requested proposals.

The Corporation for National and Community Service posted details Monday about the selection process for the recently awarded Social Innovation Fund grants and is exploring whether to make next year's process more open.

The agency, which has drawn criticism for declining to disclose more about how it awarded the money, also plans within the next three or four weeks to post online the 11 applications that won the $50-million in grants, the first time it has done that for any of its grant programs, senior officials said in an interview.

However, it will not release information about the groups that did not win grants, unlike the Education Department, which has posted on a Web site the names of all applicants for its Promise Neighborhoods and Investing in Innovation grants, along with their project descriptions.

The national-service agency cannot do that because it promised Social...

The federal government announced Monday it has awarded a total of $1-million in grants to five organizations that will offer management help and training to small and medium-size nonprofit groups.

The grants were awarded under the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program, a project that was created by last year's Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act with a strong push from Sen. Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, which manages the program, said the grants were designed to help nonprofit groups improve their ability to tackle pressing social problems and measure their results.

The two-year grants went to:

• The Arizona Community Foundation ($220,000)
• The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston ($220,000)
• The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ($200,000)
• United Way of the Bay Area ($200,000)
• The...