Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – April 15, 2011

Published on: by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Busy week (highlighted by the Council on Foundations Annual Conference) and lots of great posts!  Here are some of my favorites of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: 

  • IndSector: Check out our revised report, "Roles of the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Community" http://ow.ly/4yzVG
  • GTak: The Story of Citizens United – http://bit.ly/haUmyW (9 min video from Annie Leonard (The Story of Stuff) - nonprofit advocacy
  • npquarterly: Serious nonprofit oversight provided by an unlikely source – the local paper http://ow.ly/4Abdg
  • joannefritz: Honoring Great Nonprofit Collaborations, with The Lodestar Foundation http://bit.ly/ey4978 Grt examples of NPOs cooperating!
  • nonprofitlawyer: More discussion about Council on Foundations' 'Philanthropy On Trial': http://bit.ly/eRGsDE via @NonProfitTimes & http://bit.ly/hTDzfF via @Philanthropy
  • GTak: How AAPIP is Building Democratic Philanthropy – Council on Foundations – http://bit.ly/ecZJfU by Danielle Reyes
  • TristaHarris: I TOLD you EPIP was awesome! http://tinyurl.com/43j2phs
  • GTak: Massive Identity Theft [of tiny or defunct nonprofits] With Help From The IRS – http://bit.ly/ell5zH (Forbes blog) [tip: don't "buy" an abandoned nonprofit instead of starting one]
  • PBPartnership: IRS revokes charity's exemption due to lack of formalities and commingling http://bit.ly/i7FQej
  • LawForChange: 'F' in governance for private nonprofit school: a lawsuit claims misuse of $1M led to school's bankruptcy. http://lat.ms/gDMmQt
  • DonKramer: Removing the President of a nonprofit Board. What's required? http://bit.ly/csOEp3
  • npquarterly: Trending – Foundation Boards Still Lacking in Diversity http://ow.ly/4yJsN
  • npadvocacy: New Filing Requirement for Small California Nonprofits Takes Effect this Year: http://bit.ly/eEOmrr
  • philanthropy411: 20 Social Media Resources for Nonprofits http://wp.me/proVT-tN
  • BCorporation: B Corporation featured in New York Times! "A Scorecard for Companies with a Conscience" http://nyti.ms/fMZJJe

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