The past week was marked by yesterday’s Brexit (the UK’s vote to leave the European Union) and the sit-in by House Democrats protesting the House’s failure to pass legislation addressing gun violence. Have a listen to House Democrats singing We Shall Overcome while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:
- CalNonprofits: Historic UK “Brexit” Vote Raises Countless Issues for Nonprofits, Civil Society NPQ … via @JamesMSchaffer
- Bob Ottenhoff: Orlando says $7M collected after nightclub shooting to be given to family members & survivors instead of nonprofits NY Times [Ed. Lucy Bernholz also noted the trend: “Donors chipping away at NPOs from top (Chan Zuckerberg) + bottom $7m Donations Go Directly to Orlando Kin”.]
- Gene: State Attorneys General Urge Caution When Donating in Response to Orlando Massacre with UPDATE #crowdfunding
- Phlantopic: Millennials & the Presidential Election Cycle: Does Cause Engagement Change in an Election Year? http://ow.ly/Pi4c301uGYg @derrickfeldmann
- NPR: Doctors Without Borders Rejects EU Funds Over Migrant Policies
- Gene: Listening to @EugeneSteuerle re: charitable deduction floor & deduction for non-itemizers – see Urban Institute
- Gene: Listening to Roger Colinvaux re: critical need for uniform disclosure rules for all tax categories – campaign giving Tax Policy Center
- Nonprofit Quarterly: #IRS’s ACT has released its 2016 report, and the news is not good for either #nonprofits or the IRS itself. NPQ
- Nonprofit Law News: IRS Issues Regulations Affecting Compensation Arrangements at Tax-Exempt… http://goo.gl/BWl3FU | by @McDermottLaw #nonprofit #law
- Theresa Fay-Bustillos: New article–growth of donor advised funds by financial firms while donations are down could be linked. http://wapo.st/28NzMtd #nonprofit
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