The American Bar Association 2023 Business Law Section Spring Meeting featured a session on Creative Philanthropy: Impact (ESG) Investing, Donor Advised Funds, Program Related Investments and More moderated by JJ Harwayne Leitner and presented by Jinna Kwak (Adler & Colvin) and Matt Topham (Gates Foundation). Here are some highlights and links to additional resources: Impact […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/28/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Environmental Justice and Climate Change (Madeline Wrobel, EarthDay.org) Biden Marks Earth Day with New Environmental Justice Orders (Jean Chemnick, Scientific American) In wake […]
California Laws: Good Standing
You may sometimes hear the term “good standing” when asked about your nonprofit corporation and its status with one or more government agencies. What the term means varies depending on the context. And it’s received particular attention with AB 488, which went into effect on January 1, 2023. Here is a brief summary. Secretary of […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/21/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: This Country Will Break Our Hearts Again (Imani Perry, The Atlantic) I ask, how are the people in this nation so adjusted to […]
Legally Compliant Bylaws – Good Enough?
It’s easy to find a copy of nonprofit bylaws on the Internet. Fine tune it a little bit – like by changing the desired number of directors and the number of meetings – and it can seem like you’re good to go. But just in case the bylaws you used are not legally compliant in […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/14/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Building Better Leadership Pipelines: A Response to Maurice Mitchell (Stanley Fritz, The Forge) The left is facing substantial challenges from internal and external […]
Nonprofit Board Member Conflicts of Interest
A board member of a charitable nonprofit organization may find themselves in an awkward position where the board is voting on a matter in which the board member has a conflict of interest. Perhaps the matter has to do with contracting the board member or their company, paying the board member for some service they […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 4/7/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Tennessee GOP expels 2 Black Democratic lawmakers for anti-gun violence protests. A white legislator survived her vote. (Adam Edelman, Zoë Richards and Tim […]
Nonprofit Radio: Engaging Millennials and Gen Z
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti on Nonprofit Radio (OK Boomer, Move Over) about the importance for nonprofits to engage Millennials (Gen Y) and Gen Z. This follows a recent post we published here. You can join the 13,000 weekly listeners and catch the Nonprofit Radio podcast here. Here are some highlights of our discussion […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 3/31/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: Equity and Justice: Child labor laws are under attack in states across the country (Jennifer Sherer and Nina Mast, Economic Policy Institute) At a time when […]