It’s been a warm summer week here and in many parts of the country. Have a listen to Ella Fitzgerald sing Heat Wave while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Rick Cohen: Trustees Behaving Badly: A Never-ending Saga–Important to fix! … Nonprofit Quarterly Gene: Overcoming the Challenge of Director Misconduct ABA Business Law Today […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Expenditure Responsibility, including for PF International Grantmaking
Private foundations in the United States are often interested in funding promising organizations and projects that are based outside of the country. When doing so, these foundations are required to follow certain rules and procedures promulgated by the IRS to help ensure that the foreign grantees are properly using those funds for charitable purposes. Currently, […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 7/24/15
Today, I’ll be on Nonprofit Radio with host Tony Martignetti participating in the celebration of its 250th show and 5th anniversary! I hope you’ll join us live at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET or listen in later on iTunes. Have a listen to the Flintstone’s Happy Anniversary while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Philanthropy: Opinion: […]
Social Media and Nonprofits: What You Need to Know
I’ll be presenting Social Media and Nonprofits: What You Need to Know with Carrie Garber Siegrist of Venable LLP on July 21 at 12:00 – 1:30 pm PT for the American Law Institute. Why You Should Attend Social media is a powerful tool for nonprofits, small and large. Effective use of social media can […]
IRS Tax Workshop – San Francisco
The IRS Exempt Organizations Division will be in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 18, and Wednesday, August 19, to present on what small and medium-sized 501(c)(3) organizations must do to comply with their tax obligations and keep their tax exempt status. You can attend either of the all-day workshops to be held at the Bar Association of San […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 7/17/15
The past week was highlighted by Comic Con, the world-famous comics convention put on by a nonprofit (see Rick Cohen‘s article, Comic-Con Struggles for Its Brand Identity and Nonprofit Provenance). I’ve attended Comic Con in the past and plan to go again to learn more about comics (really!) and see my childhood best friend Larry Zerner, a regular […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 7/10/15
This week was marked by scary economic news from Greece and China. Have a listen to Ray Lamontagne’s Trouble while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Los Angeles Times: CA officials strip Blue Shield’s tax break after finding it stockpiled $4 billion in surpluses http://lat.ms/1CiEOff NCRP: Can philanthropy ever reduce inequality? http://bit.ly/1gnPEGA […]
Proposed Regulations Threaten California Nonprofits – Comments due July 13
UPDATE (10/31/15): UNFORTUNATELY, THESE REGULATIONS WERE PROMULGATED AND WILL BE EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2016. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH A POST ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING NONPROFITS AWARE OF THE NEW RULES AND OF INCORPORATING AN ANNUAL CHECKLIST AS PART OF EVERY BOARD CALENDAR. In a previous post, we warned our readers […]
Stronger Together – A Conference for California’s Nonprofit Leaders
The second annual Stronger Together Nonprofit Conference will be in Los Angeles on Monday, August 24. Certain to be among the highlights are Jan Masaoka‘s session on changes in nonprofit overhead, Jeanne Bell‘s session on creating a theory of change, and the keynote by Eric Holt-Gimenez on the food justice movement. Other sessions focus on […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 7/3/15
As we head into a long holiday weekend and Independence Day, have a listen to Bruce Springsteen‘s American Land and think about what you can do for our country while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Rob Reich: Decision today on gay marriage puts the lie to any person who scoffs at the possibility […]