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: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: ‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years on (David Smith, The Guardian) State […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Charitable: Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination
Charitable purposes under IRC Section 501(c)(3) include the promotion of social welfare by organizations that conduct activities to eliminate prejudice and discrimination. See Treas. Reg. 1.501(c)(3)-1(d)(2). The IRS Exempt Organizations Technical Guide: TG 3-3 Exempt Purpose, Charitable IRC 501(c)(3) (rev. 3/20/23) provides the following description: The pursuit of eliminating prejudice and discrimination is a charitable […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/20/23
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: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: Supplier Diversity Programs Face Increased Scrutiny and Risk as the Spotlight Brightens on Corporate DEI Initiatives (Annette Tyman, Barry […]
Ways and Means Committee Requests Information on Nonprofit Political Campaign Intervention
Two Republican leaders of the Ways and Means Committee have recently become concerned about nonprofit political campaign intervention activities and, on August 14, 2023, published an open letter requesting information from 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations regarding their political activities. From a political perspective, this is an interesting twist as Republican politicians and their supporters were […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/13/23
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: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System (Office of Hawaiian Affairs) We Don’t Yet Know […]
California Law: Removed Director of a Nonprofit and Standing to Sue
On August 3, 2023, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that a director of a nonprofit public benefit corporation who brings a lawsuit pursuant to Corporations Code sections 5142, 5233, and 5223 does not lose standing to continue litigating the suit if the director subsequently loses that position. Turner v. Victoria. Section 5142 provides a […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/6/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week – our refresh of the Tweets of the Week posts that ran for 14 years. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: The Bold Truth about […]
California Laws: Registry of Charitable Trusts
In California, the Attorney General regulates charities, the professional fundraisers who solicit on their behalf, and other persons and entities that hold charitable assets or operate charitable fundraising platforms. The information below (except for the headings and an additional hyperlink for our readers’ convenience to the Registry Verification Search Tool) duplicates information provided by the […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 7/28/23
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. With Twitter’s rebrand, the Nonprofit Law Blog’s Tweets of the Week series of posts published weekly since 2009 will also look to evolve. Stay tuned … Notable Events of the Week: Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets: […]
Fiscal Sponsorship and Board Governance
On July 11, 2023, Fiscal Sponsor Conversations (“the weekly form for fiscal sponsors”) focused its discussion on governance for fiscal sponsors. What role does your Board of Directors play in your organization’s fiscal sponsorship work? How is it working? What could be improved? As with most things in fiscal sponsorship, there isn’t one single “right” […]