By NEO Law Group
In 2022, a war began in Europe, the Supreme Court ended nearly 50-years of precedent by overturning Roe v. Wade, inflation rose, and climate change continued to be one of the defining issues of our time. Here is our list of 10 significant news events of 2022 affecting the...
2022 was the year many of us treated as the one that followed the COVID pandemic, even though that’s not true at all. It was the year of the midterm elections, scary inflation figures, huge corporate profits, ever-continuing gun violence, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and increasing skepticism of...
I had the pleasure of guest lecturing for Professor Louise Carroll’s class in the nonprofit administration program at USF earlier this week. While the focus of my talk was on nonprofit law, I first examined the subject of trust in nonprofit organizations. In May 2022, Independent Sector published an...
Nonprofit leadership is old. Literally. In age and in thinking. And the world is changing faster than these leaders can respond or get ahead of in part because they lack diverse perspectives and aren’t prioritizing the engagement of younger generations. When I suggested the engagement of younger persons (my...
Nonprofits with environmental missions are actively working to educate the public, advocate for behavioral and policy changes, and create innovative solutions to address the climate change crisis. But despite their efforts, and those of millions of individual advocates, the outlook remains dire. Not enough is being done … even...
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...
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...
8 Trends | Nonprofit Law Blog Purpose-driven governance, taking the ecosystem into greater consideration (see The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership; Purpose-Driven Board Leadership, Legally Speaking) Boards making a more conscious effort of adding younger board members, understanding that their perspectives are part of their critical contribution (see...
2021 has been another challenging year for many. With the pandemic still raging, a divided country met a new administration, and issues such as abortion access and climate change continued to be dire. Here is our list of 10 significant news events of 2021 affecting the nonprofit sector in...
The Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (“ACE Act”) is creating quite a stir among nonprofits and leaders in or advising the sector. The TL;DR version of the controversy: the increase in the funds donated to the charitable nonprofit sector resulting from donor advised funds (DAFs) either offsets or fails to...