The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) held their 2024 Charities Conference on October 8-10. This conference is the sole annual event at which charity regulators and nonprofit organizations and their attorneys, accountants, fundraisers, and advisers can meet, learn about, and...
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2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Climate Change
Here are some of my notes for the panel discussion on nonprofits and climate change at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). I had the pleasure of joining Judith LeBlanc, executive director of Native Organizers...
Some Highlights from the 2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Day One
I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The future is uncertain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for it, or help to shape it. At this year’s Nonprofit Management...
State of California: Virtual Nonprofit Workshop
The California Secretary of State is holding a free virtual nonprofit workshop on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 10 am to 11:30 am. You can register for the workshop here. Join the California Secretary of State’s Business Programs Division as we kick off recognizing National Nonprofit Day with a virtual...
2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute
The Stanford Social Innovation Review’s 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI), “What’s Next for the Social Sector? Strategies and Tactics for Today’s Agile Leaders,” will be held on September 17-18, 2024. This year’s NMI will be a hybrid conference allowing for in-person and virtual attendance. You can register here. The...
State Bar of Texas: Governance of Nonprofit Organizations 2024
The State Bar of Texas is holding its 22nd Annual Course: Governance of Nonprofit Organizations on August 15-16 in Austin. There will also be a webinar replay of the Course on September 12-13. MCLE: 12.5 hours. The agenda includes the following sessions: Government-affiliated Nonprofits, The Universe of 501 Organizations,...
2024 Northern California Grantmakers Annual Conference
On Tuesday, June 18, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) held its Annual Conference: Imagine and Act in Oakland, California. The NCG website included the following in its description of the Conference: We can only act on what we can imagine. As philanthropy is called to meet this moment, we need to...
More from the GEO 2024 National Conference
I had the pleasure of attending the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) 2024 National Conference last week and wrote about some highlights from Day One here. Below are some highlights from the rest of the Conference. Highlights from the Conference Asset Framing: Why Your Peers Are Still Achieving Historic Wins for...
Highlights from the GEO 2024 National Conference – Day One
The Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) 2024 National Conference kicked off in Los Angeles on May 20. If day one is any indication, this will be one of my favorite conferences. Included in this post are some of the highlights. GEO and its Strategic Direction “GEO is a community...
Highlights from BakerHostetler’s Webinar on Race-Based Grantmaking and Charitable Activities
Last month, BakerHostetler presented a very helpful webinar titled Race-Based Grantmaking and Charitable Activities: Protected First Amendment Speech or Prohibited Racial Exclusion? Materials are available on the firm’s website at the preceding link. Highlights The term charitable is used in section 501(c)(3) in its generally accepted legal sense and includes the...