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 […]
Author: Gene Takagi
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 […]
Celebration of Ellen Aprill
On March 24, 2023, Loyola Law School hosted Festschrift, Live Symposium, and Celebration to Honor Ellen Aprill. A Festschrift (and I had to look this up) is a volume of writings by different authors presented as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar. Professor Aprill is a highly esteemed and beloved scholar in the […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 3/24/23
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: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture [Ed. My second visit – I wish everyone would have the opportunity to learn […]
Engaging Millennials and Gen Z by ChatGPT
This week, I’ll be presenting to the New York City Bar Association Nonprofit Organizations Committee on engaging Millennials and Gen Z. This opportunity was prompted by my earlier post – Nonprofits: Engaging Millennials and Gen Z. I have not previously used ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot generating a lot of attention and controversy these […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 3/17/23
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: The Complex History of Asian Representation at the Oscars (Olivia B. Waxman, Time) “On a broader level, authentic representation of Asian stories on-screen […]
Nonprofit Law 201 for Journalists
This post follows up on our previously published post Nonprofit Law 101 for Journalists and is intended to provide additional information to journalists and news organizations about federal tax laws applicable to 501(c)(3) organizations and common state corporate and charitable trust laws applicable to charitable nonprofits. The brief answers to the following questions are simplified […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 3/10/23
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: Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled (Joseph Shapiro, NPR) ‘I Don’t Take a Single Second for […]