2024 NAAG/NASCO Annual Charities Conference

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) held their 2024 Charities Conference on October 8-10. This conference is the sole annual event at which charity regulators and nonprofit organizations and their attorneys, accountants, fundraisers, and advisers can meet, learn about, and discuss issues of interest across the […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/13/24

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: The Growing Pains of America’s Nonprofit Sector (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy) U.S. Treasury says tribally owned entities should be tax-exempt (Kadin Mills, ICT) BDO Unveils Its 2024 […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/6/24

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: The IRS and ‘Churches’ That Aren’t Really Churches (Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Coming Together, Not Apart: How Philanthropy Supports Connection in a Time of Dangerous Division- […]

California: Board Committees vs. Other Committees

Many nonprofits do not distinguish between the two types of legal committees under the California Nonprofit Corporation Law: board committees and committees that are not board committees (“other committees”). Sometimes, there may be no issues raised by conflating these two different bodies within a nonprofit corporation. But other times, it may create some unanticipated problems. […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/29/24

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: Show How Your Nonprofit Is Making a Difference: 10 Dos and Don’ts (Lisa Schohl, Chronicle of Philanthropy) One in Five Nonprofit Workers Can’t Afford Basic Expenses (Isaiah Thompson, […]

Some Highlights from the 2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Day One

I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The future is uncertain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for it, or help to shape it. At this year’s Nonprofit Management Institute, hosted annually by the Stanford Social […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/22/24

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: Nonprofits, Legal Experts React to the Fearless Fund Decision to Shutter Grant Program to Black Entrepreneurs (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. Regarding the issue of whether a […]

2024 IRS Resources for Supporting Organizations

The IRS recently published three Technical Guides on supporting organizations, one for each of the types describing the relationship between the supporting organization and its supported organization(s). A supporting organization (“SO”) is described in Section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a category of 501(c)(3) organizations that does not fall within the definition of […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/15/24

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: Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women (Julian Mark and Taylor Telford, Washington Post) Fearless Fund Drops Grant Program for Black Women Business […]