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: The 10 Best-Read Articles in the Chronicle in 2023 (Chronicle of Philanthropy) The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2023 (Stanford Social Innovation Review) Economic Justice: Best of […]
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Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/24/23
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: Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2024 | The Annual Industry Forecast (Lucy Bernholz, Stanford PACS) [Ed. I consider this a must-read every year. It feels particularly important […]
Proposed Donor Advised Fund Regulations: What is a Donor Advised Fund?
On November 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department released proposed regulations on donor advised funds (DAFs). We’ve been waiting on DAF regulations for more than 15 years since enactment of the DAF laws in the Pension Protection Act of 2006. During this period, DAFs have become the fastest growing area in the […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/17/23
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: Grant Making Groups Stand Firm in Defense of Race-Based Philanthropy (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. I’m quoted in this article and will certainly have more thoughts to […]
Fearless Foundation Case: CoF and IS Amicus Brief
The Council on Foundations (CoF) and Independent Sector (IS) announced on December 13, 2023 that they had filed a joint amicus brief in support of the Fearless Foundation with respect to a lawsuit claiming that the Foundation’s grant program is in violation of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act. The press release is reprinted […]
Nonprofit Radio: OpenAI and Nonprofit-Money Collaborations
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio, about the OpenAI nonprofit-for-profit joint venture drama making headlines and some lessons to be learned about nonprofit collaborations heavily influenced by money. You can join the 13,000 weekly listeners and catch the Nonprofit Radio podcast here. As general background, you may find the following websites and […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/10/23
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: Is the OpenAI Kerfuffle the Nonprofit Law Story of the Decade? (Benjamin Leff, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog) The $10 Billion Charity No One Has Heard Of (Alex Daniels, […]
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/3/23
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: Total GivingTuesday donations were flat this year, but 10% fewer people participated in the day (Thalia Beaty, AP) IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Donor-Advised Funds (Patterson Belknap Webb […]
An OpenAI-Inspired Nonprofit Law Story – Part Two
This post continues the story from Part One and is inspired by some of the drama involving OpenAI. In Part One, the board of a nonprofit that also served as the manager of a joint venture (JV) with several investors was dealing with a dilemma. On one hand they wanted to pursue their original and […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/26/23
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: Four Ways to Be Grateful—And Happier (Arthur C. Brooks, Atlantic) 3 reasons to support Indigenous communities with impact investing (Mindy Frye, Candid) Asymmetric Expectation of Gratitude: What it […]