Tax Issues for Fundraising Platforms, Donors and Donees “Charitable fundraising platforms” are websites, mobile apps, or other internet-based technology platforms that facilitate or enable charitable solicitation or charitable giving. There are many types of charitable fundraising platforms – both for-profit and nonprofit. Among the many types are those focused on: peer-to-peer fundraising, giving while shopping, […]
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Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/25/22
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: ““Putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences,” President Biden said, announcing new sanctions in his first public remarks since Russia’s assault began.” NY […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/18/21
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: “As the United States and Russia traded conflicting accounts over whether Russian forces were really pulling back from the Ukrainian border, as Moscow has insisted, the separatists claimed they had […]
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part Two
Consequences of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta We are left to conclude that the Attorney General’s disclosure requirement imposes a widespread burden on donors’ associational rights. And this burden cannot be justified on the ground that the regime is narrowly tailored to investigating charitable wrongdoing, or that the State’s interest in administrative convenience is […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/11/22
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: “U.S. Covid Death Toll Surpasses 900,000 as Omicron’s Spread Slows New case reports are waning, but deaths have yet to peak, and Americans are wondering what long-term coexistence with the […]
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part One
Here are some of the highlights from the virtual ABA Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held on February, 2022 as part of the ABA 2022 Midyear Tax Meeting. News from the IRS and Treasury New “no rule area” for IRS (Rev Proc 2022-3): no rulings on whether an act of self-dealing occurs when a private foundation owns […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 2/4/22
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Happy Lunar New Year! Notable Events of the Week: “Test scores are down, and violence is up. Parents are screaming at school boards, and children are crying on the couches of social workers. Anger is […]
Seeking Nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards
The Committee on Nonprofit Organizations of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section is calling for nominations for the “2022 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards.” The Committee presents the Awards annually to outstanding lawyers in the categories of Academic, Attorney, Nonprofit In-House Counsel, and Young Attorney (under 35 years old or in practice for less than 10 years). […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/28/22
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: “With little sign of diplomatic progress, and rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War, Russia on Tuesday announced a flurry of military drills across its vast territory, spanning from the Pacific […]
Nonprofit Radio: Getting Ready for 2022
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti on Nonprofit Radio about the legal outlook for 2022. Here are some areas we discussed along with some bonus areas and additional resources – Technology Trends Cryptocurrency Nonprofits Get a New Type of Donation: Cryptocurrency (NY Times) How Your Nonprofit Can Accept Gifts Of Cryptocurrency (Forbes) Mozilla stops accepting cryptocurrency, Wikipedia […]