Author: Gene Takagi

2024 Northern California Grantmakers Annual Conference

Published on: by Gene Takagi

On Tuesday, June 18, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) held its Annual Conference: Imagine and Act in Oakland, California. The NCG website included the following in its description of the Conference: We can only act on what we can imagine. As philanthropy is called to meet this moment, we need to expand our imagination. How can we […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/16/24

Published on: by Gene Takagi

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: Here We Go Again (and Again and Again): Let’s Stop Looking for the One ‘New Approach’ to Philanthropy (Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy) [Ed. This excellent response […]

Grantmakers Conference Supplement: Q&A

Published on: by Gene Takagi

Conferences of grantmaker organizations focus on many critically important topics. But I have noticed that nonprofit and exempt organizations law tends to be an underappreciated area of coverage, even when it might inform several areas of focus. And for those willing to make the investment in learning and managing nuances and complexities, a better understanding […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/9/24

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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: Appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from awarding grants to Black women (Mirtha Donastorg, Atlanta Journal-Constitution) As Court Rules Against Fearless Foundation, Council, Independent Sector Stand by Commitment to […]

Fearless Fund Case – 11th Circuit Opinion

Published on: by Gene Takagi

We have previously written about the Fearless Fund case and Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The Council on Foundations has a helpful summary of the case prior to this week’s decision by the 11th Circuit available here. On June 3, 2024, the 11th Circuit held: (1) that the plaintiff, American Alliance […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/2/24

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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: A New Chapter in BoardSource’s Evolution: A Shift Towards Community (Monika Kalra Varma, BoardSource) [Ed. Disclosure: I’m a board member of BoardSource and very grateful and impressed with […]

More from the GEO 2024 National Conference

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I had the pleasure of attending the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) 2024 National Conference last week and wrote about some highlights from Day One here. Below are some highlights from the rest of the Conference. Highlights from the Conference Asset Framing: Why Your Peers Are Still Achieving Historic Wins for Equity Trabian Shorters delivered the enlightening […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/26/24

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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: New Overtime Rule: Nonprofits May Need to Boost Pay for Nearly 500,000 Workers (Jim Rendon, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. See also Don’t Panic (Yet): What Your Nonprofit Needs […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/19/24

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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: Ways and Means Advances Solutions to Protect Election Integrity, Fight Foreign Money in American Politics (U.S. Ways and Means Committee) House Committee Advances Bills to Increase Transparency of […]