The following are just some of the many highlights from the 2025 Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations (the “Georgetown Conference”). Not surprisingly, the current hostile political climate towards the nonprofit sector was a pervasive theme. As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations, opinions, and suggestions of additional resources may […]
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/26/25
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: Myth v. Reality: Executive Branch Lacks Authority to Target Nonprofit Organizations (National Council of Nonprofits) Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump’s sights for […]
President Trump … Meet Internal Revenue Code Section 7217
In an impromptu news conference in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump confirmed that he was potentially seeking to pull Harvard’s tax-exempt status, in an apparent act of retaliation for the university’s refusal to bow to a long list of demands. And he said there “could be” others, suggesting that the Internal Revenue Service could also […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/19/25
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: Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups (Jennifer A Dlouhy and Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg) After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny From Trump (Theodore […]
FSG Podcast: Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
I had the pleasure of speaking with host Jay Frost on the Frontlines of Social Good podcast last week. We talked about a model of nonprofit governance known as purpose-driven board leadership (PDBL), with special attention on how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) fits into the model. Here are some notes I took in preparing […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/12/25
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: Unite in Advance: Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign (Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava and John Palfrey, NPQ) Rising Wave of Funders and PSOs Stand Up for the First Amendment […]
Fiscal Sponsorship in Challenging Times
Nonprofit leaders historically face and overcome challenges because that’s just what they do. But there are periods of extraordinary challenge that may impact various segments of the sector in different ways. This is one of those periods. And for fiscal sponsors, the unique impacts include: Compliance While many nonprofits are understandably worried about possible threats […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/5/25
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 Great Wealth Transfer: Will It Be Great for Nonprofits? (Ben Gose, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Don’t count on America’s wealthiest to help people struggling during the recession—philanthropic spending […]
Nonprofit Advocacy in a Post-Election Year
I moderated a session titled “Advocacy in a Post-Election Year” at the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) held in Los Angeles at the end of February. The panelists were Eric Gorovitz (Adler & Colvin) and Nona Randois (Alliance for Justice). This post covers some of our discussion and adds some additional resources […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/29/25
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: It’s Time for a New Approach to the Current Context (Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy) How We Got Here: Six Reasons Liberal Philanthropy Is Losing the Battle […]