nonprofits
How a Pink and White Bus Is Protecting Sex Workers in Paris
Because of French laws criminalizing sex work, many prostitutes in Paris do their work hidden in the woods. L'Association Les Amis du Bus des Femmes brings the resources directly to them by way of their bus.
VICE Exclusive Preview: Jaimie Warren at American Medium
Tonight at American Medium, an ambitious startup gallery in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, artist Jaimie Warren will unveil the bizarre and amazing results of her latest community art initiative.
Nonprofit Mortuaries Are Helping Cash-Strapped Families Honor Their Dead
Nonprofit funeral homes have popped up across the country to ensure that grieving people don't get price-gouged after the death of a loved one.
These Chimps Helped Us Find a Hepatitis Vaccine. Now They've Been Left to Die
In March, the New York Blood Center pulled the funding for the chimp sanctuary where 66 of its retired research chimps live.
Artist Paul McCarthy Designed Surreal Skate Decks for Charity
The absurdist artist collaborated with nonprofit Skateistan to sell his work in order to raise money for Africa's first skate school.
Public Radio Was an Unexpected Victim Of The 2013 Target Hack
"Hundreds of thousands of dollars in committed revenue hasn’t been realized because of it," says a leaked Sony email.
A Free Art School in New York Held a Nacho-Filled Fundraiser
The Bruce High Quality Foundation's BHQFU held a party to celebrate its new status as a nonprofit. There was cheese dip.
Can a 'Like' Button for Doing Good Create a More Caring Internet?
Two veterans of Obama's online campaign The Do Public Good Button, designed by Obama campaign vets, wants you to take action instead.
The Googlization of Art
Spanish artist Mario M. Santamaría scours Google's Art Project for glimpses of the hardware behind the service.
Dustin Yellin: From Hijacking Golf Carts to Building Brooklyn's Art Utopia
The 2014 VICE Photo Show is being held at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, so we talked to Dustin Yellin to find out what makes this impossibly ambitious project work, against impossible odds.
A North Korean Feast in Manhattan with Recent Defector Joo Yang
Joo Yang, a 23-year-old defector, has brought along some smuggled ingredients from her home country’s black market.
My Friend John Was Slow Because He Was Illiterate, Not Because He Smoked Weed
John and I smoked weed together every day, but I didn't know he was illiterate until we both worked as summer canvassers for a shitty nonprofit environmental organization.