Many private foundations and government agencies have become comfortable making grants to support fiscally sponsored projects (FSPs). Over the past decade, fiscal sponsorship has become an increasingly familiar structure and more widely recognized as a legitimate option for supporting charitable projects. But there are still many misconceptions about how fiscal sponsorship works and how funders […]
Author: Gene Takagi
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 5/12/23
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: “We need to take away children.” (Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic) Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her Book, an Author Refused (Alexandra […]
Northern California Grantmakers 2023 Conference
Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) held its 2023 Annual Conference: Mapping Our Collective Future on May 2nd in San Francisco. The Conference website posed the following questions: Are we making progress on building an equitable future for the region? How will we know we have reached this future? What direction are we going and what is the […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 5/5/23
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: Long-Haulers Are Trying to Define Themselves: Disability can be a scary word for many people with long COVID. (Lindsay Ryan, The Atlantic) Column: […]
ABA 2023 BLS Meeting: Creative Philanthropy
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 […]
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 […]