The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) currently has three amazing fellowship opportunities for law school graduates interested in practicing in the field of nonprofit law. The NCPL’s Fellowships has attracted the attention of the most impressive graduates from the nation’s premiere law schools, serving as a...
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CalNonprofits Annual Policy Conference 2024
The California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits) held its Annual Policy Conference on November 20, 2024 at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles. Here are some of the highlights: Welcoming Remarks The 2024 Election: What Happened, What it Means, and What’s Ahead for California’s Nonprofits The Nonprofit Newsroom and...
Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations Law Practice
Many attorneys who work in the nonprofit and exempt organizations (“NEO”) practice area never knew this was a distinct area of law around which they could build a practice. I published a post 12 years ago about my journey and work as an attorney for nonprofits (now in need...
Fearless Fund Case – 11th Circuit Opinion
We have previously written about the Fearless Fund case and Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The Council on Foundations has a helpful summary of the case prior to this week’s decision by the 11th Circuit available here. On June 3, 2024, the 11th Circuit held:...
Best of the Nonprofit Law Blog 2023
2023 was the year of the worker, the recognition of AI as a world-changing influence, the horrific attack by Hamas, the devastating Israeli response in Gaza, Russia’s continuing attack on Ukraine, the tragic fires in Maui, the failures of the U.S. Supreme Court, the rising influence of Gen Z,...
NCPL Fellowship Opportunities
The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) currently has three amazing fellowship opportunities for law school graduates interested in practicing in the field of nonprofit law. The NCPL’s Fellowships has attracted the attention of the most impressive graduates from the nation’s premiere law schools, serving as a...
National Council of Nonprofits’ Response to Ways and Means Committee
On August 14, 2023, the Ways and Means Committee (currently led by the GOP) published a request to nonprofits for information on potential violations of rules on political activities, inappropriate use of charitable funds, and the rise in foreign sources of funding. We have previously written on this request...
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/27/23
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: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: ‘I witnessed the best of America’: remembering the March on Washington 60 years...
Curated Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/13/23
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: Significant Events: Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources: The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System (Office of...
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 5/6/22
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: “The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice...