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, Protect Democracy, NPQ) Protecting Democracy Through […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Practical Guidance for the Secretary of a Nonprofit Corporation
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 some of her past guidance and […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/6/25
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: Charities Push Feds To Keep Combined Federal Campaign (Paul Clolery, Nonprofit Times) [Ed. See also the letter from the National Council of Nonprofits and the United Way to […]
IRS EO Technical Guide: Disqualifying and Non-Exempt Activities Part 2 [Trade or Business Activities]
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 Guide (TG) addresses the issue of […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/30/25
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 immigration status.] Using Generative Governance Principles […]
Nonprofit Leadership: Delegation
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 the very important employee – independent […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/23/25
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 to Survive the Threat of Political […]
Book: Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders
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 practice at the School of Public […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/16/25
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 (Revised) (Matt Watkins, LinkedIn) The Elephant […]
Fiscal Sponsorship: Six Ways to Tank Your Organization
I have the pleasure of speaking at the Fiscal Sponsor Conversations forum (“FSC”) on Tuesday, August 12, at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT. With inspiration from an old post I wrote, Fiscal Sponsorship: Six Ways to Do It Wrong, FSC organizers Andrew Schulman and Oliver Hack asked me to present on Fiscal Sponsorship: […]