By NEO Law Group
The 14th Annual Symposium on Public Policy for Nonprofits was hosted by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Independent Sector, and Nonprofit Policy Forum on September 12, 2025. This year’s theme, “Breaking Through the Noise: Assessing and Communicating the Impact of Nonprofits and Philanthropy,”...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Opinion: Charlie Kirk’s Killing and Civil Society (various, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Why Protecting Democracy Means Protecting Nonprofits (Ellinor Heywood and Genevieve Nadeau,...
The secretary of a nonprofit corporation is typically a required officer position under state laws. The post on the Duties of the Secretary of a Nonprofit Corporation written by my colleague Michele Berger wrote in 2017 remains one of the most read on our blog. This post expands on...
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Charities Push Feds To Keep Combined Federal Campaign (Paul Clolery, Nonprofit Times) [Ed. See also the letter from the National Council of...
Last month, we published a post on the recently revised IRS EO Technical Guide: Disqualifying and Non-Exempt Activities, Inurement and Private Benefit. This month, we share some excerpts from the Exempt Organizations Technical Guide: Disqualifying and Non-Exempt Activities – Trade or Business Activities – IRC Section 501(c)(3). This Technical...
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants (Brianna Sacks, Washington Post) [Ed. This dubious prohibition targets nonprofits providing disaster relief funded in part by federal grants and awards. Imagine denying emergency medical relief until a disaster victim proves their...
Nonprofit board members and managers rely on delegating their responsibilities to others. Of course, the size of the organization will dictate the options, persons, groups, and contractors involved. This post is aimed principally at nonprofit corporations with at least a few employees holding management-level responsibilities and will not discuss...
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: The Values We Share: What People Want From Government (PolicyLink) From Precarity to Promise: How Public Policy Can Reverse the Wealth Gap (Hope Wollensack, NPQ) As Government Retreats, the Nonprofit Sector Needs to Organize (Matt Watkins, Substack) Opinion: Adapt or Resist? How...
It’s exciting to learn of a new book on nonprofit law written for nonprofit leaders. Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders is both accessible to persons who are not lawyers and helpful to lawyers who dabble in this practice area. Author Elizabeth M. Schmidt is a professor of...
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: New Trump Order Injects Politics Into Federal Grant Decisions (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Executive Branch Oversight of Federal Grantmaking: A New Era? (Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias, Pari R. Mody, Amy Budner Smith, Sara Garofalo Linder, Arnold & Porter) 2025 Federal Grants Guide...