The past week was highlighted by protests in Baltimore, valid criticisms of the media characterization of the situation, and a devastating earthquake in Nepal. And the Council on Foundations Annual Meeting in our hometown of San Francisco (Erin was there). Have a listen to Baltimore native David Byrne‘s Life During Wartime while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

• Gene: Recent developments and trends for exempt organizations Lexology
• Nell Eddington: The State of the Nonprofit Sector in 2015: http://ow.ly/Mkmoh  New survey results from @nff_news
• BDO Nonprofit: Why might claims against nonprofits be on the rise? http://bit.ly/1GcEm2H via @NonProfitTimes
• Erin: Study finds nonprofit Boards fall short: PND How’s your Board doing?
• CalNonprofits: Successful lawsuits vs #nonprofit #boards (non-employment) are rare as lightning strikes so good to read re one in PA Giving in LA
• Vu Le: Our hiring practices are inequitable and need to change http://wp.me/p47nT4-B8
• Stanford Social Innovation Review: Read Laura Arrillaga Andreessen on the potential of technology to accelerate #SocialImpact #COFAnnual SSIR
• Council on Foundations: “As a sector, we are caught flat footed about the issue of technology.” @darrenwalker #cofannual
• Center for Effective Philanthropy: RT @PhilCEP Think nonprofits don’t care about assessment? Aren’t working on it? WRONG. http://tinyurl.com/p4pf6ap
• Ellis Carter: Nonprofits and Affiliated Entities: http://bit.ly/1HwabUE
• Journal of Accountancy: New FASB proposal would create big changes for not-for-profit reporting — Details at http://ow.ly/LYZCs
• Philanthropy: Opinion: When charities act as a shill for corporate interests, the public good suffers http://bit.ly/1doSv0B @uiuNews
• ACLU of Northern California: ACLU statement on the death of #FreddieGray in police custody. http://bit.ly/1OAaORj #Baltimore #PoliceReform
• United Nations: Ban Ki-moon says every every donation & show of support matters. Here’s how you can help #NepalQuake response efforts http://j.mp/1DHVlE9
• Newsweek: The #NFL will end its [501(c)(6)] tax-exempt status as of the 2015 fiscal year http://bit.ly/1HUwljJ
• AAPIP: We tip our hats to @PeggySaika for her years of building democratic philanthropy #COFAnnual #AAPIP25 [Ed. We share the widespread love for and admiration of Peggy and are privileged to have worked together with her for many years!]